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I agree with your diversity point. As Americans, we don't realize how diverse some other places are. Places in Europe. Places like southern africa and Brazil.
by bilbo0s 3y ago
I agree with your diversity point. As Americans, we don't realize how diverse some other places are. Places in Europe. Places like southern africa and Brazil.
I know it's just anecdata but when I first started traveling when I was younger, I lived in Europe for a bit. I can tell you I definitely thought there were nations that were as diverse, (if not more diverse than), the US. France, for instance, is extremely diverse. Not everyone white is Christian. Maybe because of old colonies? I don't know? Not sure. But the place was so diverse that it was striking to a young American from the upper midwest.
I've come over time to realize that our diversity in non-normative, but nowhere even close to unique. There are more diverse places out there.
- c0pium 3y agoDiverse in comparison to the upper Midwest is a very low bar. France is a monoculture.
- bilbo0s 3y agoIf you lived in France, you would know how off target that comment is. The entire cultural issue in France is that so many of the people are not living as a monoculture. Maybe many Americans aren't appreciative of the subtle differences between a Colombian, a Pole, a Costa Rican, someone who is Jewish, and a Spaniard. But in France, all of these they dump in the same bucket. White. But they will all live in France inside of materially different cultural contexts within their homes and communities. Just like the US. Only difference is they are counted as white in France. In the US, the Colombian, the Costa Rican, and the Spaniard are "other" so to speak.
- c0pium 3y agoI did, for years. This is the type of viewpoint I would expect from someone who has never lived in an actually diverse country.