In my first post I had a list of pros and cons of living in Melbourne. Under cons I listed Melbourne thinks it is Multicultural when it really isn’t.
I have been thinking about this and wondering if I really should have listed that as a con. I wonder if it was my experience of living in a really multicultural city of Toronto for 28 years has made me elitist.
Toronto has been at it for 40+ years (for immigrants other than Europeans)
How long has Melbourne been at it ? I don’t know!
I shouldn’t be cynical or elitist in my view about Melbourne and it’s Multiculturalism. It is after all the country of Australia.
I am happy that there are other people from around the world living in Melbourne. I am happy (or my stomach is happy) I can get a pizza from the local pizza shop or Chinese, Thai, Indian, Spanish, Afghan, African, Greek, Italian, Moroccan or Modern Australian(inspired from cuisine around the world) from many restaurants in and around Melbourne.
On Saturday night Lauren and I wanted to have dinner out in our local neighborhood. There are 2 Indian restaurants there. The first one we tried, which has a capacity of something like 50-70 people was fully booked.
I think Australian’s also like the change it has brought to their country.
So what if it’s not what I consider a Multicultural society? At least people from all over the world are living together in the same city. There are positives in that, one of which we can all experience – Food.
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