I stopped by the Ethiopian market/bar yesterday to pick up a carryout that I had been promising myself for months (kitfo!). Yellow flowers were strewn all over the floors. I felt to be careful where I stepped, but the owner explained to me that it was the Ethiopian New Year and the flowers were part of the celebration, as they are the first flowers of spring in Ethiopia. While I waited for my order, I watched people dancing enthusiastically on Ethiopian TV, dressed in traditional Ethiopian white embroidered gear. I wish I could have gotten up and danced with them. How much do you want people to "assimilate" and how? If this market weren't here, I wouldn't know a thing about it.
I’m making Ethiopian food as we speaking I can even make the bread.. you don’t know the definition of assimilating.
Then what do you mean by "assimilating"? What is an immigrant supposed to do to "assimilate"? What have some people NOT done?
BTW: I am impressed if you can make injera. Teff? Yumm. I've got my mouth full.
To assimilate you respect the natives the whites, you speak English, you respect the native culture, of your people have a history of being not respectful, you should make it obvious you are here to stay and America is your new home. If not we will have clashes in the near future..
Many don’t talk about white flight.. many whites don’t know what it’s like living with these people. I do.. and it won’t be pretty l