Thank you CarolC, for speaking sense.

Bert, as a person of mixed cultural heritage (none of which includes English/British ancestry), I am fully aware of the ways that the dominant Anglo American culture's education system has systematically worked to destroy the cultural traditions of many peoples.

My point in this thread is that some here still seem to be pretty intent on doing that very same thing, while shoving their culture down our throats "for our own good".

Also, I have admitted to the failings of "the system" in this thread as well--see what I said about being forced to study Shakespeare above.

McGrath, I didn't say I thought British cities weren't multi-cultural. I said I thought some British posters here were speaking from a culturally arrogant perspective, as if multi-cultural simply meant a combination of the dominant European cultures.

I stand by my ground that one of the most dangerous influences on children is their adult mentors/teachers nostalgia for their own youth being passed off as meaningful education. It isn't. Nor is it "passing on cultural tradition from one generation" IMO.