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Vancouver feels more multi-cultural than London. Definitely it's the most culturally diverse place I've been to.
I've been to London a few times in the past but this year I had a flight from Vancouver to London and I noticed the difference - how in London it's mostly about Indians, eastern Europeans and Polish people. In Vancouver there are people from all over Asia or Europe but also from random small places from Africa, South America, USA - it's like there are people from everywhere there. It happens on a bigger scale than in London. Also, in Vancouver there are no "Canadians and immigrants" because most people are new there so everyone who goes there gets treated like a Canadian, if I remember correctly more than 50% of people of Vancouver weren't born there. In London there are "the English and immigrants" because they still perceive immigrants as some sort of invaders.
Also, Canadians take pride in being so diverse and tolerant and somehow keeping peace amongst all those groups and they like pointing that out.
I've been to London a few times in the past but this year I had a flight from Vancouver to London and I noticed the difference - how in London it's mostly about Indians, eastern Europeans and Polish people. In Vancouver there are people from all over Asia or Europe but also from random small places from Africa, South America, USA - it's like there are people from everywhere there. It happens on a bigger scale than in London. Also, in Vancouver there are no "Canadians and immigrants" because most people are new there so everyone who goes there gets treated like a Canadian, if I remember correctly more than 50% of people of Vancouver weren't born there. In London there are "the English and immigrants" because they still perceive immigrants as some sort of invaders.
Also, Canadians take pride in being so diverse and tolerant and somehow keeping peace amongst all those groups and they like pointing that out.
Two girls from my class are from Vancouver, BC. One is beautiful and very intelligent. She doesn't speak much, though. But I have a mad crush on her. She may have seen me smoking at the smoker's lounge on campus today, though, so I'm kinda worried about her judging me solely on that. Not that she wouldn't find out eventually, but...whatever. This Monday night (weird, I know) when we go out after our physio exam, I may see her out too. Get a couple drinks in me and I might talk to her.
No one comment about what I just said.
There's another girl from Vancouver, and she's friends with the other one. She's cute and a little mousey looking, but she has great tits for a 5'2" girl.
I've talked to every girl in my class, including the latter one, but not the former one, who, like I said, I am mad crushing on. This always happens.
As far as Indians go, they're shitty, no matter where you go. Canada, US, England...fuckin'....India. Just today there were about 50 people lined up for a bus to go home that could seat, maybe, 30 people? I was the first few there, waiting for the bus. One of the biggest guys there too. The bus came (giggity) and everyone bum-rushed it. I could have plowed through like Jerome Bettis, but I had a conscience. I was going to trample ten little Indian girls and that one geeky Indian guy who has the body build of an Indian girl. I waited twenty minutes for the next one. Because I don't have a tiny penis.
No one comment about what I just said.
There's another girl from Vancouver, and she's friends with the other one. She's cute and a little mousey looking, but she has great tits for a 5'2" girl.
I've talked to every girl in my class, including the latter one, but not the former one, who, like I said, I am mad crushing on. This always happens.
As far as Indians go, they're shitty, no matter where you go. Canada, US, England...fuckin'....India. Just today there were about 50 people lined up for a bus to go home that could seat, maybe, 30 people? I was the first few there, waiting for the bus. One of the biggest guys there too. The bus came (giggity) and everyone bum-rushed it. I could have plowed through like Jerome Bettis, but I had a conscience. I was going to trample ten little Indian girls and that one geeky Indian guy who has the body build of an Indian girl. I waited twenty minutes for the next one. Because I don't have a tiny penis.
Indians seem pretty nice in my neck of the woods. My friend from Paris was here last summer, first time in North America. She was pretty shocked at how nice people are here. She was especially shocked how people actually wait for the bus in line and almost no one cuts in, or how many people say "Hello" to the bus driver when we go in, and "Thanks" when people step out. Apparently, it's quite unthinkable to be nice. (That being said, I hate the public transportation in this city, unionised cock-suckers. 
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I don't know what part of London you went to... But there are 100's of different nationalities... All over the place. London is a pretty large city. It takes about 3 hours to get a tube from one side to the other. To me, the area you have described sounds like Greater London, the borough of Hillingdon, specifically.
I usually stayed in Wimbledon but hanged out around the whole "center" of London. I know that there are people from everywhere too but.. it feels different because there are still "English" people 'dominating'. The city of Vancouver wasn't even a city.. a hundred years ago or so. Then people from all regions of the world got there and made it what it is. Actually "diversity" when we speak of any European place is totally different than Canadian diversity.
Can I have a feeling stick? My brother got into a car accident and then he almost lost his scholarship and bunch of other shit you would probably bring up in an unrelated argument to piss me off. I've been crying for like 3 days. I'm not even a cry-er. Ppl die...I'm sad...I don't cry. Wait, Sarah Mc-whatever makes me teary eyed with those dog commercials but i don't ugly boohoo cry...I thought. I don't want my brother to go away. I don't want my sister to grow up. Please stay in the nest so I can protect you forever n ever.
Based on your extensive vists to any of those places!!
When I have been to New York, I admit, very few people are actually New Yorkers. But they aren't actually foreigners, they are people from other areas of the USA.
I have just found that London is officially the most linguistically diverse city in the world. Fact. So that adds weight to my theory. I also found out that UNESCO has never labelled any city the most culturally diverse, so no facts to back up any theories. However... Unlike most Americans, I have actually left the continent I was born on, and I do so several times a year.
I also found that the USA's most ethnically diverse city is Sequoia Way. Never heard of it, though.
Found these -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Toronto
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_London
Although this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:T...ble_minorities_population_characteristics.png - reflects better against London as it doesn't break Whites down any further, as it does above.
I'd say they are pretty similar.
But... Over the last 5 years with the free movement from the European Market, London's ethnicity has rapidly increased. These stats are from 2007. I assume Canada's immigration policy is stricter, and rightly so.
Did I put too much effort in?
When I have been to New York, I admit, very few people are actually New Yorkers. But they aren't actually foreigners, they are people from other areas of the USA.
I have just found that London is officially the most linguistically diverse city in the world. Fact. So that adds weight to my theory. I also found out that UNESCO has never labelled any city the most culturally diverse, so no facts to back up any theories. However... Unlike most Americans, I have actually left the continent I was born on, and I do so several times a year.
I also found that the USA's most ethnically diverse city is Sequoia Way. Never heard of it, though.
Found these -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Toronto
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_London
Although this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:T...ble_minorities_population_characteristics.png - reflects better against London as it doesn't break Whites down any further, as it does above.
I'd say they are pretty similar.
But... Over the last 5 years with the free movement from the European Market, London's ethnicity has rapidly increased. These stats are from 2007. I assume Canada's immigration policy is stricter, and rightly so.
Did I put too much effort in?
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