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The question if the ethni minorities are the opposite of the german culture is a diffucult one. There are many positive and negative aspects. In the following i am goining to comment on this question.

On one hand one can say that these ethnic minorities influenced the German culture by bringing in new food etc. For example, French people brought in `Croissants`. Therefore, people from ethnic minorities contribute a lot to the country and also, it’s culture. The main point is that we are all individuals in this country and we all “make” this country. Everyone is part of it.

All in all I do not think that the ethnic minorities are the opposite of the german culture but everyone has a different point of view.

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In her article the British journalist Aufa Hirsch critizes the influence by other ethnic minorities with the line “The idea that the British ‘culture’ is somehow opposite to the presence of ethnic minorities is [...] nonsense”. But is this statement also a topic in Germany?

At first you can say, that other ethnic minorities have a big influence on Germany and its country. When you walk through cities or even your little village you see at least one restaurant guided by foreigners. We Germans love food from other cultures and I believe it also became a big part of german culture. In my opinion foreigners also influence the labour market by working for Germans or in Germany and integrate in to the German system. I also want to say, that every single person who lives in Germany contributes to the German culture no matter if you are completely German, born in Germany or a immigrant. But on the other hand, German culture is very, very different from other Cultures. We have our own traditions and I think we like to keep it simple. Turkish people for example have different traditions and like their occasions celebrated big. Ethnic minorities don’t stop celebrating their traditions just because they’re living in another country. They also start businesses in Germany based on their traditions for example shops where Turkish or Arabic brides buy their wedding dresses because they’re bigger and more traditional than our casual, German ones. German tradition and the traditions from the Turkish people distinguish a lot from another in front of religious believe. And these traditions don’t really “cross” because it just doesn’t match with our way to life.

All in all I wanna say, that I respect every culture and their traditions and I believe that other cultures influence Germany in a positive way, but that the cultures of the ethnic minorities don’t match with the German ones, where’s nothing wrong about.