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Originally posted by kappaloo
Heritage... culture... community. People group for all these things. If you are new to Canada - you will live near people similar to you. Chances are people of your ethnic group are similar in language and culture - you'll feel more welcome there.
This continues generationally - people, believe it or not... like to live near where they grew up. Parents give their house to their kids ... the economic barriers do prevent newer Canadians from breaking into higher class neighbourhoods at times.
However.... the fact that you lived in an area that was 70% Jewish without being Jewish does imply there is integration occuring.
It's not going to be perfect... multiculturalism does lead to culture corners (I looove the Italian corner in Toronto - makes me feel close to my heritage)... but that's not segregation. There is other cultures throughout.... It's not the black|white|latino checkerboard I saw the in the states (sorry to any US citizens reading but at times that's what it felt like!).
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Waitaminute....don't larger US cities have cultural enclaves like Toronto? I do remember seeing a Little Italy, as well as historically Jewish neighbourhoods, for example, in New York.