{"id":100948,"date":"2022-10-02T06:40:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T06:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=100948"},"modified":"2022-10-02T06:42:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T06:42:01","slug":"multicultural-australia-by-joe-paiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/multicultural-australia-by-joe-paiva\/","title":{"rendered":"Multicultural Australia \u2013 by Joe Paiva"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multicultural Australia \u2013 by\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Joe Paiva<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Multicultural<\/p>\n

Yesterday I went to Salisbury, an outer suburb, north of Adelaide City, by public transport.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a beautiful, calm, sunny day in Adelaide. Clear blue skies. Temperature 22.<\/span><\/p>\n

I had been to Salibury in 30 years. I was pleasantly surprised to obseve a large, growing, Afghanistan\/ African\/ multicultural communities. Low socio-economic demography.\u00a0 Most perform blue collar work & engaged in the hospitality industry.<\/span><\/p>\n

A string of shops, caught my attention. All except 1, was Retail businesses run by Afghanis.<\/span><\/p>\n

One small Supermarket ( not as flashy as Coles, Woolworths) Selling a wide range of Multicultural food, Vegetables to cater for the local communities.\u00a0 Doing\u00a0 good steady profitable turnover. Customers Multicultural , Afghanis, Indians, Africans, Middle Eastern. ( few Aussies)<\/span><\/p>\n

Open 7 days, 8 am to 8 pm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Butcher – Afghani<\/span><\/p>\n

Women Dress shop = Afghani.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baber shop – Italian ( little Italy).<\/span><\/p>\n

Jewellery Shop ( real 21 caret\u00a0 gold\u00a0 – Afgani.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dry Cleaning + dress alterations\u00a0 \u00a0– Afghani.<\/span><\/p>\n

Afghani \/Indian restaurants<\/span><\/p>\n

Migration Agents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Migration Lawyers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Banks, front line staff – Afgani, African \/ Indian etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

Real Estate Agents same story.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jewellery is imported from Dubai.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the Verandahs outside, elderly, Afghanis\/ African\/ Middle Easrern men drinking coffee\/ tea\/ Chai, chatting,\u00a0 socialising doing deals. What deals ?<\/span><\/p>\n

The people I met in Salisbury, are friendly, warm and hospitable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beautiful people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Australia is much richer for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

The general demography of Australia is slowing changing from predominantly Anglo Saxon, white culture,\u00a0 to modern multicultural Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, the present members of State\/ Federal Parliament do not reflect the Multicultural modern 20th Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n

This where the underlying social problem lies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 1st Nations people, the original traditional owners ( Aboriginals\/ Torresstraight people are ( behind closed door and White Society) of this Continent are perceived as 2nd class citizens and not valued for the significant contributions to make Australia a vibrant\u00a0 country.<\/span><\/p>\n

An analogy is a RAINBOW.<\/span><\/p>\n

One colour on its own is not dynamic nor beautiful. However the Rainbow\u00a0 with so many colours,side by side, combining is a beautiful sight to behold.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quote<\/span><\/p>\n

” We are beautiful flowers from the same garden”\u00a0 Barack Obama<\/span><\/p>\n

Unquote<\/span><\/p>\n