Migration of people to various part of the world is becoming increasingly popular. Consequently, people end up settling in communities where they share different cultural background. Many believe there are more advantages of inhabiting in such a multicultural community than the potential setbacks that may arise. I completely agree with this view. This is because the problem that may emerge can be overcome and cultural mix leads societal development.
The fear of losing cultural heritage is one major issue that makes individuals believe that mixing with other people with different ethnicity may be a drawback for them. They think new immigrant may not respect their culture and this could lead to clashes between them. However, they are unaware that these issues have solutions. The local government or community members can organise induction programs to keep the new comers informed on the land's cultural beliefs. Pamphlets can also be distributed to each immigrant telling them about the cultures of their new society. This way people will learn and respect the culture thereby avoiding unnecessary conflict. In Africa for instance, describing a lady as fat is not conceived as being disrespectful unlike in places in the Europe where it is not tolerated. if one is aware of this one may avoid such words in an environment like that. And this will prevent any misunderstanding that may arise.
Having a clear understanding of both cultures makes it easier for people to become accommodating, but could this be the benefits? No. When people with different background live together they share knowledge and skills from the various culture. This produces new techniques employed in carrying out some specific processes such as building constructions. In addition, it also improves the lifestyle of the community and this generally results in community development. For example, people from eastern part of Nigeria are generally good entrepreneurs and their migration to places like Lagos has made the state one of the biggest commercial cities of Africa. Indigenes have also been able to learn these skills, and this has resulted in an enormous growth in the state’s income.
In summary, there are more merit to having a multicultural society if people know how to deal with the issues that may arise. New skills acquisition and community growth are the major advantages when we embrace people with different ethnic background.
Migration of
people
to various part of the world is becoming
increasingly
popular.
Consequently
,
people
end
up settling in
communities
where they share
different
cultural
background.
Many
believe there are more advantages of inhabiting in such a multicultural
community
than the potential setbacks that may arise. I completely
agree
with this view. This is
because
the problem that may emerge can
be overcome
and
cultural
mix leads societal development.
The fear of losing
cultural
heritage is one major issue that
makes
individuals believe that mixing with other
people
with
different
ethnicity may be a drawback for them. They
think
new
immigrant may not respect their
culture
and this could lead to clashes between them.
However
, they are unaware that these issues have solutions. The local
government
or
community
members can
organise
induction programs to
keep
the
new comers
informed on the land's
cultural
beliefs. Pamphlets can
also
be distributed
to each immigrant telling them about the
cultures
of their
new
society. This way
people
will learn and respect the
culture
thereby avoiding unnecessary conflict. In Africa
for instance
, describing a lady as
fat
is not conceived as being disrespectful unlike in places in the Europe where it is not tolerated.
if
one is aware of this one may avoid such words in an environment like that. And this will
prevent
any misunderstanding that may arise.
Having a
clear
understanding of both
cultures
makes
it easier for
people
to become accommodating,
but
could this be the benefits? No. When
people
with
different
background
live
together they share knowledge and
skills
from the various
culture
. This produces
new
techniques employed in carrying out
some
specific processes such as building constructions.
In addition
, it
also
improves
the lifestyle of the
community
and this
generally
results in
community
development.
For example
,
people
from eastern part of Nigeria are
generally
good
entrepreneurs and their migration to places like Lagos has made the state one of the biggest commercial cities of Africa.
Indigenes
have
also
been able to learn these
skills
, and this has resulted in an enormous growth in the state’s income.
In summary, there are more merit to having a multicultural society if
people
know how to deal with the issues that may arise.
New
skills
acquisition and
community
growth are the major advantages when we embrace
people
with
different
ethnic background.