How ethnically diverse is your area?

So we've gone from 'everybody likes diversity' to 'everybody should like diversity'? Fair enough - but who tells you how you should think?

I didn't say 'everybody like diversity'.

Because diversity is good.

Maybe you should.
Then you can come back to withdraw your assertion.

Again, NOT racist, just wondering why people are saying they like living in the places that are high in the list.

Because diversity is good. It is nice to live somewhere where people get on regardless of their background. Plus, it makes life more interesting as you get to meet people who otherwise you wouldn't have. Although that list says Manchester is still 81% white, I don't think I'd want to live somewhere were it is like 90% white as I would find it too strange to walk down the street and for almost everyone to be white. It would just seem odd.
Plus, a lot of the petty crime committed where I live is committed by groups of white teenage lads. So, I don't really understand why an area that is diverse would be have a higher crime rate than anywhere else to be honest.

If that's a fact I'm sure there'd be some evidence, wouldn't there?

Personally, I would hate to live somewhere that lacked diversity. I think it is key to having an open mind and a breath of experiences. Crime happens. It happens even in the sleepest of villages. People who assume diversity = crime are jumping the gun. As I said, most of the crime caused in my area is caused by bored white teenage boys and usually consists of acts of mindless vandalism, such as setting fire to the fields. It is not caused by diversity or encouraged by it. Hence, I believe diversity is good. Some channel 4 list isn't going to change that.

Especially if you quote "diversity is good" out of context, yet again.

#41 Barking and Dagenham

Yeah very true. But ethnic diversity doesn't just mean immigrants, I mean I'm sure many of the ethnic families who live in the inner city boroughs of London are second of even third generation, and may not even be immigrants at all.

To be fair though, the whole area round here is very white, but I'm used to it really.

If you don't know, have a look here.

Apparently, I live in the 9th most diverse district in the country. . Although from what I read, the town I live in (in the borough) has a population of about 40% white, 40% Asian and 20% other

You?

redbridge + your town 40% asian = you live in ilford? yeh....you do

No.1 baby! Proud(ish) Newham resident here

Our council claim it's the most ethnically diverse place on the planet. I think I'd have to agree.

I don't get why people are so proud of being in diverse areas (not saying they should be ashamed).

I don't get why people are so proud of being in diverse areas (not saying they should be ashamed). You could live in a very diverse area yet it could still be intolerant and have all sorts of race conflicts and race riots. People who live in largely white areas aren't necessarily intolerant - in most cases its not their fault that "ethnic minorities" haven't moved there. Eg you could find a little village of 200 people with no ethnic population yet the people could be very tolerant and you could find a massive city area with 25% white 25% black 25% asian and 25% arabic (very diverse and equal) yet it could be full of racists and race conflicts.