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Resumen en español
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This statement possesses a great deal of meaning. I witness it everyday. One would think that possessing multi-cultural communication skills would be prevalent in a city as diverse as Boston.
In Boston, there are people of virtually every culture and subculture alike. Sadly enough, many people tend to segregate themselves, hence creating limitations to their own particular subculture.
Of course this is a general statement and can't be said of everyone, a prime example is myself. I would perceive life to be banal if I associated with only those of a similar background. However, from personal observations, it appears as if the majority of people choose only to keep within their own sub-cultural boundaries, except when they are forced not to. For example, people tend to cross cultures more while attending work, school and/or other organized segments of daily living.
I am not suggesting that people willfully do not interact with each other. I firmly believe that most wish to. The problem could be that they don't think they know how, nor do they possess the patience or openness to learn how. This is partly due to the phenomenon of fearing that which is unfamiliar.
In the United States, people are accustomed to living heterogeneously. In contrast, citizens of other countries are more accustomed to living homogeneously. Hence, perhaps the United States possesses less xenophobia than many other countries. For example, after traveling in Mexico and Guatemala, I found that the more European one's blood is (which is evident of one's family background and/or skin complexion), the more wealth one possesses. People with less Spanish or European blood in them, this being mezitos or indigenous people, tend to be atrociously poor. Many of them work as servants for the much richer Castilians or Spaniards. Furthermore, they are often treated with extreme disrespect, solely due to the shade of their skin or family background.
In Spain, Moroccans are treated with extreme disrespect. The Moroccans who live in Spain possess the most menial jobs in the country, and get harassed by the police on a regular basis. Perhaps the reason for this is that their skin color indicates that they are of Moroccan decent. Is this reason or unjust bias?
It appears as if more people need to be educated about multi-pluralism and multiculturalism. Perhaps this would help lead to a more congenial, yet simultaneously diverse, world standard.
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