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Old 03-20-2014, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by finnbow View Post
FWIW, this is generally more true in Europe than in the US. For example, Muslims have assimilated far better in the US than they have in any European country.
This is an observation I have been making to myself recently.

Despite 9/11 we have been very tolerant of Muslim in this big city. Apart from
the random lout the interaction between average citizens and Muslims has been extremely good.

Surprisingly they and orthodox Jews have many common neighborhoods. I guess they find commonality in their conservative outlook on life.
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