I dont think it works and I am not sure it actually exists in its modern description!


In fact have we not always been multicultural since Roman times?


Anyone feel particularly multicultural?

Anyone feel particularly multicultural?


Nope, I've never felt a multicultural. Is it allowed?

IoW, if it doesn't exist, how can it not work? And if it's been around since roman times, how can it not exist?

You're going to have to put a little more thought into your 'provocative' posts if you're hoping to stir things up round here.

You got lucky with the muslim thread, I grant you, but this one's a bit weak.

For sure, separate and distinct cultures have evolved.

These found many excuses for warfare, much of which territorial.

With increased migration on a mass scale, these cultures are now getting mixed, and have a choice - continue the ancient ways of warring based on cultural differences, or get along.

We have no choice but to get along these days, so it is another evolution to learn to live with cultural differences.

In time, this will happen naturally, and we will interbreed such that it all becomes blurred over time and "culture" will be redefined as hobby over lifestyle, and a choice (you can see it in the states already, people who are thrird generation American declaring themselves as Irish, but in reality they are American. They celebrate the Irish festivals, St Patricks day et al, but its a hobby, not something to die for).

It'll take time, the muslims come to mind, but they have already been moving over the centuries (eg the Turks). Its speeding up, maybe another 100 years, but culture will eventually die as a way of defining law.

Right now much of the world is passive to culture, people do what their culture dictates. In the future, culture will be actively maintained, so we will control it, and maintain it, not it control us.

Just a viewpoint.

I often wonder at terms such as Black Community, Asian Community etc as they just don't exist (apart from in the eyes of the media). There is no Mum community or Ginger community - even a Gay community is a loose term for those who go to clubs (or seems to be).

Currently the Muslim Community is the one being used a lot but it means noithing and kind of means all Muslims which again is rubbish as that would assume a general level of Muslimness!

It is a very geographical term in the UK

I think there is a mum community, or a parent one. Not in an obvious way maybe but there's lots of groups and websites etc... anyway I cannot be arsed to reply to this properly because I'm starting to think you are just on a wind up :bye:

I was gonna say exactly the same Sammy, I think there is a 'mum' community.
I was certainly in that communtiy going to toddler groups and nurseries. And even now, though I work, there still is that 'parent' community, taking the kids to school etc.

I think communities are basically what you make of them. Yes, you're restricted by the areas that you live in. But hasn't everyone got there own community around them, the people they meet and talk to, whether that is in a small village or an inner city?

And as for the ginger community, I am bound to secrecy:ninja:

God, I hope they keep the Aberfeldy Community ring-fenced and secure.

I can't imagine that Aberfeldy is well known for it's Gay-Black-Disabled-Muslim Community somehow.

Tell me IOW...do you know the only gay in the village?

I can't imagine that Aberfeldy is well known for it's Gay-Black-Disabled-Muslim Community somehow.

Tell me IOW...do you know the only gay in the village?

He probably is the only gay in the village!

It appears they have a website (http://www.aberfeldy.co.uk/index.html). Loads of information about events, attractions, wining and dining, the weather...:shutup:

It's good to learn of other cultures.

He probably is the only gay in the village!

One of the finest bits of comedy ever. Only eclipsed by Ting Tong the Thai mail-order bride.

I doubt there will ever be a headline along the lines of "mum community suicide bomber at dads army gathering" though. The mums are solid.

I dont think it works and I am not sure it actually exists in its modern description!


In fact have we not always been multicultural since Roman times?


Anyone feel particularly multicultural?

Hello Isle of Weather,

We all are to some degree, multicultural.

Via what I'd call misconception. You see I would argue that there was no such thing as purity of race. So why should I refer to it as being via misconception.

Well this is due to some rather weak facts about what it means to be British or English whichever you'd prefer. So yes we have been multicultural since Roman times and beyond that.

Problems lie in what we each assume to be a concensus of national identity. These are all based upon the characteristics of tradition and practice.

But you say that 'you don't think it works' and you are 'not sure it actually exists in its modern description'. Do you actually mean here that there are few traditions in practice which would identify someone's national identity as British?

Maybe someone on the board would care to define what they feel is particularly descriptive of being say Scottish or Welsh?

Being born to a French mother and an English father, and being brought up in the North East of England, many of my friends would define themselves as Geordies. In terms of region the only definitive characteristic of our identity would be dialect and popular regional songs. The next characteristic of our region would be Pease pudding, Northumbrian hot pots, pies and stotty cake. Stotty cake is a traditional very heavy bread. Religion has been replaced by football and beer drinking.

As a Northerner we are a pretty tough lot and tolerate most things, in fact anything. Northerners are noted for there friendship and we are often referred to as the salt of the earth.

We have a China town in the heart of our city, entry through some ornate oriental gates into some truly lovely restaurants serving delicious food. We also have a large proportion of Asians and they too have brought with them continental food market type shops, some luxurious fabric shops, and their religion. They are in the main Muslims and Seikhs. We have a Jewish community in Gateshead, the ladies wear wigs and the men wear Black Trilbies and underneath a white robe with the colours or status of there faith underneath there normal garb. Young boys wear a skull cap.

The Muslims and the Jews have there own places of worship, within the areas they choose to live.

The majority of Northerners below the age of 50, do not have problems with our ethnically challenging neighbours.

Can you say your region is as multicultural and tolerant as mine?

MAUREEN
NORTHERN ANGEL.

Wow Mo, do you live in Geordo-Disney running the "It's a Small World" ride?:w00t:

Wow Mo, do you live in Geordo-Disney running the "It's a Small World" ride?:w00t:

Hello Groucho,

So where do you stand on the existence or non existence of Britains Multicultural society?

You know since I botched up my 30th Princes Youth trust pics with the digital camera, I've not used it since. Instead I've enrolled on a short course, beginners digital camera course, to learn how to handle it. I have also decided my first project will be one on my region, which I intend to photograph. The good the bad and the exciting will all be photographed, and I promise you it will be placed in the archives of SO photos.

I love my home town, I'm sure you love yours.

Geordo Disney, no. Shoppers paradise more like. The Norwegians have continued to invade us and we have trading links going back so far into our history that our dialect to some is like a foreign language because of the influences on our region from the many Invaders. The Vikings, the Nords, the Roaming Romans, the Anglo Saxons, The Celts, Picts, Druids is there anyone I've missed off?

Damn it, I'll have to update my Geordie passport! :w00t:

MAUREEN
NORTHERN ANGEL.

He probably is the only gay in the village!


how very dare you

What's wrong with being the only gay in the village or is that you have something against the gay community as well?:huh:

And you can't bad-rep me as you gave me some last week! :kid:

What's wrong with being the only gay in the village or is that you have something against the gay community as well?:huh:

And you can't bad-rep me as you gave me some last week! :kid:


What Gay community?