Wednesday, November 24, 2004
More on New York
I forgot to add some more stuff i learnt on my trip.
I realised that Hollywood is not located in New York, it is located in Los Angeles.
Secondly, i also realised that racial tension is not as discreet as i thought. On Long Island, where my cousins reside, their neighbourhood is purely White. The people residing there are Whites, Italians, Irish, Chinese. Across the road, in the other neighbourhood, reside the Blacks, Hispanics and Mexicans. They don't cross into each other's neighbourhoods. If a Black shifts into one of the houses in the White neighbourhood, the Whites will shift out. This is why some areas which were predominantly White, have become occupied by Blacks now. Now i am glad that Singapore government has strict rules on the ratio of Chinese, Malays, Indians and Eurasians in HDB flats.
Also, i always read about Caucasians adopting Asian kids. Didn't really hit home till i went to Disneyland. I saw Asian kids, Korean, Chinese and maybe Japanese (i am not sure), calling "Mummy" and running into the arms of White mothers. I was taken aback. Good that these kids finally have homes, but the differences are there, and it is damn obvious. Will these kids have identity problems next time? But i guess, it beats living alone in an orphanage.
I realised that Hollywood is not located in New York, it is located in Los Angeles.
Secondly, i also realised that racial tension is not as discreet as i thought. On Long Island, where my cousins reside, their neighbourhood is purely White. The people residing there are Whites, Italians, Irish, Chinese. Across the road, in the other neighbourhood, reside the Blacks, Hispanics and Mexicans. They don't cross into each other's neighbourhoods. If a Black shifts into one of the houses in the White neighbourhood, the Whites will shift out. This is why some areas which were predominantly White, have become occupied by Blacks now. Now i am glad that Singapore government has strict rules on the ratio of Chinese, Malays, Indians and Eurasians in HDB flats.
Also, i always read about Caucasians adopting Asian kids. Didn't really hit home till i went to Disneyland. I saw Asian kids, Korean, Chinese and maybe Japanese (i am not sure), calling "Mummy" and running into the arms of White mothers. I was taken aback. Good that these kids finally have homes, but the differences are there, and it is damn obvious. Will these kids have identity problems next time? But i guess, it beats living alone in an orphanage.
// posted by Knight Of The Rose @ 12:22 AM 
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