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Lampman · 02-09-2004, 15:54

Just to throw my 5 pennyworth in,I think there are two distinct attitudes with our country's immigrants.
There are those immigrants who seek to adopt in every way to their new country in language and cultural matters.
Then there are those who seek to maintain the 'old ways' reinforcing their anscestoral country's traditions and religions.
The trouble comes when perhaps the third generation seek to break away from community ties and beliefs,the young person sees some of his friends lifestyle and thinks,"I'll have some of that!" This in turn disgusts their elders who are more traditionalists.
My feeling is that give it another 20 years or so and these issues will have been watered down by peer pressure.
For example many Asian people(that phrase itself is too imprecise)enjoy the same TV programmes, soccer,cricket and other sports as we the white population do,whilst we in turn enjoy the imported taste in Asian cuisine.
I know many Asian people and believe me most if not all are a credit to any profession that they undertake.
The problems come with the extremists of all ilks trying to impose their often twisted beliefs on the rest of us.We should keep to the middle ground.
There I have finished now!!

02-09-2004, 15:54	#25
Lampman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 567 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 556	Re: 16yo Girl hung in Iran.... Just to throw my 5 pennyworth in,I think there are two distinct attitudes with our country's immigrants. There are those immigrants who seek to adopt in every way to their new country in language and cultural matters. Then there are those who seek to maintain the 'old ways' reinforcing their anscestoral country's traditions and religions. The trouble comes when perhaps the third generation seek to break away from community ties and beliefs,the young person sees some of his friends lifestyle and thinks,"I'll have some of that!" This in turn disgusts their elders who are more traditionalists. My feeling is that give it another 20 years or so and these issues will have been watered down by peer pressure. For example many Asian people(that phrase itself is too imprecise)enjoy the same TV programmes, soccer,cricket and other sports as we the white population do,whilst we in turn enjoy the imported taste in Asian cuisine. I know many Asian people and believe me most if not all are a credit to any profession that they undertake. The problems come with the extremists of all ilks trying to impose their often twisted beliefs on the rest of us.We should keep to the middle ground. There I have finished now!!