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San Diego here, extremely diverse with a big population.

How diverse is your area?
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Probably one of the most diverse in the world. Toronto
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YourDrunkFather posted...

Probably one of the most diverse in the world. Toronto

I wasn't actually aware of that. I've only been there once for a Hockey tournament but didn't do a whole lot while I was there.
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What does diverse mean? Anyone except white males?

Corman321 posted...

What does diverse mean? Anyone except white males?

Whatever you think diverse means... I didn't specify for a reason.

If you want to go by literal race then go for it. If you wanna talk culture do that too. If you wanna talk architecture I'm not gonna complain.
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95.10 percent white for my current county of residence

This is actually one of the more diverse places. The county I grew up in is 99.35 percent white, as of the current census.

My high school, which only had 450 kids in it (considered a mid-sized school in the state at the time), had zero African Americans, one Hispanic, and one Asian (father was a white guy).

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I think diversity, in terms of gender, sexuality, religion, race, and so on are a good thing. That way, life is challenging and you're always learning new things and finding out new things about yourself the and the world at large. I grew up, as stated, in a rural county with 10,000 people, one high school, and was almost entirely white. There's diversity within that, of course, no two people are exactly alike -- however, most of our major cultural touchstones were. Thankfully, my parents, especially my mother, encouraged me to experience lots of different perspectives.
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furb posted...

95.10 percent white for my current county of residence

This is actually one of the more diverse places. The county I grew up in is 99.35 percent white, as of the current census.

My high school, which only had 450 kids in it (considered a mid-sized school in the state at the time), had zero African Americans, one Hispanic, and one Asian (father was a white guy).

Holy crap, for real? I can't picture that at all. My second high school I attended was like 82% white and I thought that was crazy but it was also an outlier for our city.
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Queens, NY. Literally the most diverse place in the world.
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Just moved from Oklahoma to Miami so... that.
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I think the OC is pretty diverse. Maybe not as much as LA though.
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Pretty even split between whites and Hispanics, some Natives too

not much of anyone else
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somewhat. we've got a lot of Indians, some (not sure if I can use that word) Asians, a lot of Mexicans. Not too many black people, but there are some. Still mostly White I think though.
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Zanzenburger posted...

Just moved from Oklahoma to Miami so... that.

Miami is pretty cool from what I've seen. Been there twice and it's pretty damn diverse in almost every way there is. Lots to do out there.

SailorGoon posted...

I think the OC is pretty diverse. Maybe not as much as LA though.

I spend a lot of time in OC. Irvine, Anaheim, and Disneyland mostly (it seems like that should be considered it's own place lol). Family up there too, I like OC. I'd say you're spot on.

WSM Piru posted...

Queens, NY. Literally the most diverse place in the world.

Not gonna lie I wouldn't have expected this either. I pretty much only know what I see in movies/TV/news and while I know it's pretty all over the spectrum I wouldn't have guessed it's enough so to be considered top 3 let alone top dog.
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Zeeak4444 posted...

furb posted...

95.10 percent white for my current county of residence

This is actually one of the more diverse places. The county I grew up in is 99.35 percent white, as of the current census.

My high school, which only had 450 kids in it (considered a mid-sized school in the state at the time), had zero African Americans, one Hispanic, and one Asian (father was a white guy).

Holy crap, for real? I can't picture that at all. My second high school I attended was like 82% white and I thought that was crazy but it was also an outlier for our city.

I grew up in the Rural Rustbelt 2 hours from Pittsburgh, in West Virginia.

Let's check the bordering counties to home county (not counting Ohio, I lived on a county on the Ohio River).

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Here's the thing. There are plenty of racists back home, but I've tried to explain this to non-whites before about a lot of folks. They literally go YEARS without seeing non-whites. That's why a lot of the good folks will still ask where you're from or why they might seem distrustful. They know instantly you're not from around there and they know NOBODY in your family. So, a lot of the questions you're gonna get might seem insensitive, but they are coming from not a mean place. Some people are racist, but most are not.

Pop - 15,000 - 99.92 white
Pop - 7,500 - 98.30 white
Pop - 8,100 - 98.30 white
Pop - 9,900 - 98.68 white

My home county
Pop - 8,900 - 99.35 white (I graduated high school in 2003, we had over 10,000 people then. The county had 15,000 in 1920 - My part of the country has been losing lots of people for decades.)
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Oakland Ca. One of the most diverse places in the world.
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furb posted...

Zeeak4444 posted...

furb posted...

95.10 percent white for my current county of residence

This is actually one of the more diverse places. The county I grew up in is 99.35 percent white, as of the current census.

My high school, which only had 450 kids in it (considered a mid-sized school in the state at the time), had zero African Americans, one Hispanic, and one Asian (father was a white guy).

Holy crap, for real? I can't picture that at all. My second high school I attended was like 82% white and I thought that was crazy but it was also an outlier for our city.

I grew up in the Rural Rustbelt 2 hours from Pittsburgh, in West Virginia.

Let's check the bordering counties to home county (not counting Ohio, I lived on a county on the Ohio River).

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Here's the thing. There are plenty of racists back home, but I've tried to explain this to non-whites before about a lot of folks. They literally go YEARS without seeing non-whites. That's why a lot of the good folks will still ask where you're from or why they might seem distrustful. They know instantly you're not from around there and they know NOBODY in your family. So, a lot of the questions you're gonna get might seem insensitive, but they are coming from not a mean place. Some people are racist, but most are not.

Pop - 15,000 - 99.92 white
Pop - 7,500 - 98.30 white
Pop - 8,100 - 98.30 white
Pop - 9,900 - 98.68 white

My home county
Pop - 8,900 - 99.35 white (I graduated high school in 2003, we had over 10,000 people then. The county had 15,000 in 1920 - My part of the country has been losing lots of people for decades.)

That's... wild. I can't even imagine somewhere with a population that low.

Did it feel like a "everyone knows everyone" kinda place?

This is extremely cheesy but when I think of that kind of place I think of Hal Ketchum's "small town Saturday night" if you've ever heard it.

Like morbidly curious to check out a place like that sometime just to experience it but also without any reason to I can't think why I would (like actually make the trip if that makes sense).
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london

very
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Zeeak4444 posted...

furb posted...

Zeeak4444 posted...

furb posted...

95.10 percent white for my current county of residence

This is actually one of the more diverse places. The county I grew up in is 99.35 percent white, as of the current census.

My high school, which only had 450 kids in it (considered a mid-sized school in the state at the time), had zero African Americans, one Hispanic, and one Asian (father was a white guy).

Holy crap, for real? I can't picture that at all. My second high school I attended was like 82% white and I thought that was crazy but it was also an outlier for our city.

I grew up in the Rural Rustbelt 2 hours from Pittsburgh, in West Virginia.

Let's check the bordering counties to home county (not counting Ohio, I lived on a county on the Ohio River).

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Here's the thing. There are plenty of racists back home, but I've tried to explain this to non-whites before about a lot of folks. They literally go YEARS without seeing non-whites. That's why a lot of the good folks will still ask where you're from or why they might seem distrustful. They know instantly you're not from around there and they know NOBODY in your family. So, a lot of the questions you're gonna get might seem insensitive, but they are coming from not a mean place. Some people are racist, but most are not.

Pop - 15,000 - 99.92 white
Pop - 7,500 - 98.30 white
Pop - 8,100 - 98.30 white
Pop - 9,900 - 98.68 white

My home county
Pop - 8,900 - 99.35 white (I graduated high school in 2003, we had over 10,000 people then. The county had 15,000 in 1920 - My part of the country has been losing lots of people for decades.)

That's... wild. I can't even imagine somewhere with a population that low.

Did it feel like a "everyone knows everyone" kinda place?

This is extremely cheesy but when I think of that kind of place I think of Hal Ketchum's "small town Saturday night" if you've ever heard it.

Like morbidly curious to check out a place like that sometime just to experience it but also without any reason to I can't think why I would (like actually make the trip if that makes sense).

Yes. My hometown has 900 people.

Family means a lot. In the sense everybody knows everybody. So, your family (surname) goes a long way in dictating what people think of you. Since everybody knows if your dad and uncle are good for nothings, a lot of people will presume you are too. My family first settled in the county in the 1700s (one of the first in the area). So, my family is considered fairly reputable even though we chose wrong in the Civil War (confederates in a hugely Union county). My family also owns small businesses, so as a kid, I had to think about my behavior because the way I acted might change opinions about the family and cause people to not our stuff.

So, what sucks is for people different or if you're a good person in a "bad" family.

The whole gay baker thing would be in play in my county. If they won't serve due to "religion" (not saying this has happened back home -- I never heard of it happening at least) there aren't other options. You might have to drive an hour away to get service.

There is ONE stop light in the county. Only one "fast food" restaurant, a Dairy Queen.

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To be fair, it was super nice too. I knew everybody in my school basically. You know a lot of people in the community have your back, and (especially before the heroin invasion) it was pretty nice, extremely safe, and people just went about their lives in relative peace.
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Not very but there's a lot of students and tourists so it feels diverse when you're out and about

Zeeak4444 posted...

San Diego here, extremely diverse with a big population.

Same
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@furb

I'm honestly just amazed. Tracing your roots back, not just as a personal interest but as in the whole community knows it too is just mind boggling. That sounds really cool though in a lot of ways. The one traffic light seems like it would be a huge culture shock, hell one fast food would too for me.

That's wild. I have so much more to say but it's all just finding myself astonished at how much of a difference that sounds like to anything I've ever experienced. I really appreciate you sharing all of that (in great detail too). Really means a lot and it's something I've always been really interested in hearing about!

Spooking posted...

I live in a gated community which feels like a town on its own. All white and no crime reported except for that cat who went missing, but ended up being found by a neighbor who was eaten by a coyote.

Is it a huge gated community or something? I'm sure I'm just picturing it wrong and it's like most gated communities but still.

knutjob posted...

Not very but there's a lot of students and tourists so it feels diverse when you're out and about

Ya tourist areas really help with the "monotony" of a place IMO.

GregShmedley posted...

My town isn't too diverse but my region is and where I moved from. Northern VA is like a melting pot.

I don't know much about VA in general TBH. I'm gonna have to look into it a bit now:
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@Zeeak4444

Thanks. My family has a weird last name, so it makes it easy to do research. Plus, somebody put a HUGE family history online back to 1680s. Plus, since the name is weird, there's also info going back to the at least 1000 AD in York. Can be read here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firby

My viking forefathers apparently built a runestone that is still standing, p cool.

Benjamin and Elizabeth, mentioned at the end of the article, are my direct relatives.
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Houston has a pretty good diversity level
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Native alaskans
Asians
White
Black
Hispanics

Seen all those. Some of them I think are cause of the army base nearby

About 98% white, only dominant religion is Christianity.
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Mostly Hispanic, but it's mixed up mostly.
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Very diverse. Large Hispanic and Asian population, good amount of Jews, blacks, of course whites
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My city is extremely diverse, one of the most in America. My actual community is...not.
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Its pretty diverse. Still mostly white, but its not like a vast majority.

I don't know if my neighbourhood is a great representation, as its a student neighbourhood, so about 60% of the people here cycle in and out

Extremely diverse, theres people from Scotland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany etc almost like living in a virtual UN
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furb posted...

@Zeeak4444

Thanks. My family has a weird last name, so it makes it easy to do research. Plus, somebody put a HUGE family history online back to 1680s. Plus, since the name is weird, there's also info going back to the at least 1000 AD in York. Can be read here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firby

My viking forefathers apparently built a runestone that is still standing, p cool.

Benjamin and Elizabeth, mentioned at the end of the article, are my direct relatives.

Pretty cool is an understatement. That's one of the coolest things I've heard in a long time. The runestones something I hope you get to go see someday (if possible). That would be a really cool monument to take a trip to.
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LA is pretty diverse, though the part of LA I live is is predominately Hispanics and Asian.
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Corman321 posted...

What does diverse mean? Anyone except white males?

It means people of different races because that's the only way to have differences of background/life experience/perspective because everyone of the same race is the same person

Nassau, NY

Name a country, we have their people and delicious food
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No diversity at all. Chinese make up at least 99% of the population in my city of 8 million. Unless I'm in a very specific area I will almost never see anyone who isn't Chinese.
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Mostly white, both in the area where I live and the parts of the city I frequent on an average day.

The whole city feels pretty segregated.
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Flockaveli posted...

Mostly white, both in the area where I live and the parts of the city I frequent on an average day.

The whole city feels pretty segregated.

Cities are basically chopped salad. People segregate themselves to areas they feel most comfortable in, which for most immigrants it's people the same race as yours.
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