tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post548932585687313131..comments2024-03-18T08:20:19.461+00:00Comments on Transpontine: South London's Migrant MajorityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post-47161749085111431402012-12-20T08:28:43.740+00:002012-12-20T08:28:43.740+00:00Yes there is a lot of overblown hype about that ce...Yes there is a lot of overblown hype about that census and cultural diversity. My adopted city has a similar exciting diversity and as with London the roots go deep. Little Italy, Little Ireland the Jewish areas of Redbank & Cheetham Hill, are testaments to that development.<br />And nor is it confined to the cities. Had you walked the lanes of where I live when it was still a rural community in the 1840s and you would have heard the accents of people from Scotland, Ireland Wales and even London, here in Chorlton 4 miles from Manchester.<br />Wonderful<br />Andrew<br />Andrew Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215799385557042486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post-70185979660644128482012-12-15T18:06:21.822+00:002012-12-15T18:06:21.822+00:00I don't see the multi-racial, multi-cultural n...I don't see the multi-racial, multi-cultural nature of London as a problem. In fact I am much more uncomfortable in all-white areas of rural Kent and Surrey, and further afield in Cornwall or Northumberland. <br /><br />And the evidence of my eyes suggests other Londoners, black and white and Asian, are comfortable with London as it is now. There are far, far more multi-racial couples, for example than there were 20-25 years ago. Compare this with, for example, New York or Washington. Races mix here in London far more. Alan Burkitt-Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344807923068268667noreply@blogger.com