>>49927428>if the attitude of the host country is rightSee this is wrong. It's the foreigner's attitude that needs to be right, not the country's. It is HE who comes here not the other way around. The burden of assimilation lies on his part, not that of the host country. If the country and people help that's great. But you cannot count on that being the situation in every country. And especially not in countries which have historically been of a single ethnicity or race.
For example, Germany (cause it's /int/'s favorite these last few months) has been built as a country of the German people or ethnic Germans. But who exactly qualifies as a German and who can become German? Since we don't need to really establish who is an ethnic German I would rather go on to the latter case. Can a black or an asian person become a German? Maybe culturally. Can he become an ethnic German? I don't think so. Even if he is born in Germany, speaks only German, acts German and everything he could not really become an ethnic German himself. That is ofc, unless attitudes among the population change somehow so they accept any person of whatever his origin to include him as a German.Just as you mentioned the example of Indians in Britain who have completely assimilated. However, political corectness bullshit aside this cannot be the case in European countries. European societies have been homogenous racially and culturally for centuries except these last few decades or possibly up to a century. A person's origin IS taken into account when counting someone as being part of that ethnic group.
Otoh you have countries and societies such as the US that has been bulit as a country of immigrants and origin has not been so significant factor of who might become American. These days anyone regardless of origin, race, culture can become an American as long as he accepts the culture and values of that society. This is in great contrast to who can become part of a certain European ethnicity.
