Which of these two scenarios would you consider to be more multi-ethnic?

[Tooting Carmen]

(1) Apartment block of 100 residents: 70 are White British, 25 are Pakistani and 5 are Jamaican.

(2) Apartment block of 100 residents: 85 are White British, 1 is Pakistani, 1 is Jamaican, 1 is Austrian, 1 is Ukrainian, 1 is Australian, 1 is White American, 1 is Honduran (Mestizo), 1 is Peruvian (Amerindian), 1 is Nigerian, 1 is Kenyan, 1 is Korean, 1 is Thai, 1 is Turkish, 1 is Saudi and 1 is Tongan.

[gixajo]

A higher percentage of foreigners than natives, but with little variety of ethnic origins of those foreigners, or a higher percentage of natives and less of foreigners, but with more varied ethnic origins.

I guess the second scenario could strictly be considered as more multi-ethnic.

Although here people fear a higher proportion of foreigners (if they are of a culture very different from their own) rather than the variety of foreigners themselves.

But I don´t know if a British consider a Jamaican or a Pakistani culturally far from them at all*. Do you?

*With that "at all" I wanted to mean "del todo", I don´t know if i used it in the right way.

[Tooting Carmen]

A higher percentage of foreigners than natives, but with little variety of ethnic origins of those foreigners, or a higher percentage of natives and less of foreigners, but with more varied ethnic origins.

I guess the second scenario could strictly be considered as more multi-ethnic.

Although here people fear a higher proportion of foreigners (if they are of a culture very different from their own) rather than the variety of foreigners themselves.

But I don´t know if a British consider a Jamaican or a Pakistani culturally far from them at all*. Do you?

*With that "at all" I wanted to mean "del todo", I don´t know if i used it in the right way.

Pakistanis are considered to be culturally very alien for Britain. Jamaicans much less so. And yes, the question is indeed whether quantity or variety matters more.

[zebruh]

2 technically has more variety but in real world its not like theres going to be restaurants businesses and institutions for each group in 2. In 1 theres a fair number of pakistanis that are more then likely going to leave an imprint in the local environment culturally.

[Faklon]

You will see 25 Pakistanis dancing Mundian To Bach Ke (nasheed version).

You may never notice 1 Korean.

[Hektor12]

Are Pakistan and Jamaicans are ethnics in GB still?

[Dušan]

(1) Apartment block of 100 residents: 70 are White British, 25 are Pakistani and 5 are Jamaican.

(2) Apartment block of 100 residents: 85 are White British, 1 is Pakistani, 1 is Jamaican, 1 is Austrian, 1 is Ukrainian, 1 is Australian, 1 is White American, 1 is Honduran (Mestizo), 1 is Peruvian (Amerindian), 1 is Nigerian, 1 is Kenyan, 1 is Korean, 1 is Thai, 1 is Turkish, 1 is Saudi and 1 is Tongan.

The first is malignant multiethnic with potential troubles with Muslims, the second is benign multiethnic with a dominant majority and no significant minority.

Second is better.

[Tooting Carmen]

Are Pakistan and Jamaicans are ethnics in GB still?

Yes, especially the former.

[gixajo]

Pakistanis are considered to be culturally very alien for Britain. Jamaicans much less so. And yes, the question is indeed whether quantity or variety matters more.

Well, if it is a question of assessing quality, what you have to do would be to know in depth each one of the individuals until you can give an opinion, and not base the "quality" of a group of people on their ethnic origins.

You can have a fantastic Pakistani or Jamaican neighbor and a 100% British or Scandinavian asshole neighbor, so the ethnic origin would not be the only variable to have an accurate "judgment" about that "quality" nor would it be the most important (in my opinion, of course).

But on the question as it was originally posed, I choose the second option about what I would consider more multi-ethnic. More variety of foreign origins rather than a greater proportion of foreigners.

[gixajo]

You will see 25 Pakistanis dancing Mundian To Bach Ke (nasheed version).

You may never notice 1 Korean.

You should clarify that the apartment block is in the UK, because if it was in Spain, the really problematic would be the 70-85 British( It's a joke attempt, sorry).