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Originally Posted by Ea
It will take a long time, still. In many cases, the individual countries are fairly homogenous groups with a long, common history and a strong sense of national identity. Any immigration of significance has been within the last 40 years, and in most cases people that are quite different - culture, religion, general education level, looks. It's quite a culture shock on both sides, and both sides still have much to learn. Most immigrants tend to settle in cities, too - if you grow/grew up in the country, and live in the country, chances are that you have had very little reason or opportunity to interact with any others but those like you.
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You are absolutely right, but it still makes me sad whenever I'm confronted with it.
Not that I'm innocent of it myself... the first time I saw a young Asian woman speak Hungarian (without any accent at all, unlike myself), my reaction was unintentionally boorish (though passively, not actively)... but I really couldn't help it at the time.
- Ahi