What Do You Like About Your Interracial Community?

May 28, 2018

In this spinning, giant rock of a world we call our home, we find ourselves in a day and age where the mixing of cultures is becoming the norm.With the invention of telecommunications and the aeroplane, our world is hyper-connected via mobiles, the internet, instant messenger and travel options like never before. This poses the questions, what do you like about it all? How is this beneficial for the community in which I live?

This has to be the big one. With the mixing of races, inevitably comes the mixing of cultures. No matter if it is the aromatic flavours of Indian Cuisine to accompany Holi, the festival of colours, or the gathering of Hispanic families on the Day of The Dead, to honour and remember their ancestors, the mixing of cultures brings us all closer together. The mixing of cultures is something that should be celebrated and not scorned.

While a minority view it as changing their traditions, the majority of the world views it as an act of profound compassion. To share something that means so much to your heritage and ancestry with those from another culture is a message of understanding. The mixing of cultures is by far one of the biggest benefits of an interracial community. We get to learn, grow and thrive with one another; to understand what makes us human runs deep in every culture.

Another big one, as everyone loves food, is the mixing of cuisines. The mixing of cuisines is something that benefits everyone in an interracial community. Breaking bread is the historical symbol of acceptance. Immersing yourself in the authentic cuisine of another culture is not only teaching you more about the world you live in, it is deeper than that. It is the fruit of acceptance. Sharing cuisines is like giving someone a snippet of your ways, so that they may experience firsthand how you live and how you eat.

Food has, and always will be, the epicentre of a cultural experience. No matter if you are tasting the extraordinary seafood of Japan’s fish markets or the streets of Thailand, or the rich Haggis of Scotland’s butchers, food connects us all. It connects us all regardless of how rich you are or what your status is considered to be, food makes us all humble for it connects us to a version of the world we have yet to learn about. Language

While a universal language is something most linguists strive towards creating, the mixing of races in an interracial community provides and opportunity to bring everyone closer together. The mixing of languages is yet another aspect that is beneficial in an interracial community. It provides everyone, from any cultural background, the opportunity to learn and personally grow their language skills.It allows people who have possibly had no exposure to a specific language, to have the opportunity to learn a new language. It is also worth mentioning that the mixing of races has brought about a mixing of languages, in which common phrases become common place in every language; no matter where that language originated. This is yet another thing that is beneficial