Dies ist ein Zigeunerpaar in Spokane, Washington, in den 1970er Jahren. In diesem Teil des Landes war bekannt, dass Zigeuner Pflasterarbeiten betrieben. Sie waren als sehr fleißige, ehrliche und freundliche Menschen bekannt. Es scheint, dass das Leben auf dem amerikanischen Kontinent für sie besser funktionierte als für ihre europäischen Cousins. Warum ist das so?
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Von foolishandnonsense
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Lack of socioeconomic opportunity, coupled with social systematic bias that goes back generations. But most importantly, they need to want to help and better themselves. Which only less than 0.1% do
It’s foolish to look at polar opposites.
I can link you to articles about gypsies stealing from others in Washington today, just like I can link you to articles about gypsies in Bulgaria that are well-educated/successful.
I can maybe she’d a bit of light on this from a different perspective.
What sort of people manage to immigrate across the ocean? Generally people with some means, since plane or boat tickets were never that cheap untill recently.
Meaning a lot of the people that went to the US, Canada the UK were more entrepreneurial. It’s a lot easier to integrate when you are a valued member of society that makes money and is a pillar of the community. Your kids go to good schools, you work alongside local people and you have means.
That makes the second generation more and more connected to the local culture.
While a lot of immigrants that travel closer do so in larger numbers and stick to ghettos filled with people of the same cultural background and not integrating.
On top of that the US is a melting pot of cultures and has a more open door to immigrants since most people know their family story included „the old country“ only a couple of generations ago