Honestly, I respect your opinion Gerry, but I feel that the opposite is true. At least in NYC there is cultural diversity at every turn. True, there is a starbux on every other block now. But it is still the most heterogenous place on earth. I would rather walk 10 blocks in NYC, pass an Italian, Indian, Russian and Korean restaurant and talk to people with these backgrounds at said starbux than get in my car in true suburbia and drive 20 miles to get my paper from Trip Gladhander...The Third.
I don't agree I agree with your belief that diversity is a great thing. Studies have shown people in diverse neighborhoods are less likely to talk to their neighbors, have civic pride, work together, etc. Things aren't diverse as they seem either, that is why you have "little Italy's," "Chinatowns," "little Koreas," etc. It is not like the different groups are really associating with each other, they stick to their own kind, frequent their own businesses, etc.
