Oh, one thing that I have learned is that if you want a culture you are bringing in to assimilate or integrate into your country, do it a little bit at a time. Make it a situation where this tiny group, like a single family, is surrounded by a foreign culture. This basically leaves no choice but to assimilate or integrate to some degree
The more people of the same culture you bring and put in an area, the less overal assimilation and integration you will see. What you will see instead is insulation. They culture will form a little bubble of itself, insulated against having to assimilate into the country it is residing in
I just see this as typical human behavior. I’m the same way. It’s hard as shit to learn a new language and all these new customs. If you moved me to China, but put me in a huge America city in China, I would be far less likely to learn Chinese language and customs than if you threw me by myself into the middle of a Chinese city. Humans will always pick the path of least resistance
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