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My best friend at work is a German lady, who married an Iranian Muslim. His family moved to Germany when he was 10, and he fully integrated into the country he was brought into; his mother did not. She refused to learn German, after 28 years she refuses to even try and can use only the most basic phrases. She hates my colleague, and frequently at family get-togethers suggests one or another friend or cousin born into the faith as his next wife...notwithstanding they have been together for 19 years, my friend converted to Islam as a gesture to his family, and they have 2 teenage, european, multicultural children together. The mother in law does not hesitate to say this in front of my friend.

My friend and her family have been living and working in the UK for 5 years now. Her opinion is, if you wish to emigrate, at least pick a country that reflects what you want to be and how the general populace act. Do not move to a secular country if your religious and cultural wishes override all and do not reflect the new country. For the same reason, she (my friend) would not emigrate to Iran to be subjugated. If we would have to dress appropriately for living in an Islamic country, they should expect rules upon (eg) the veil, such as in (secular) France.

Incidentally they left Germany because of a rise in hate attacks against people in mixed marriages.



This is not political correctness, it is about being fully part of your chosen country and accepting their rules and morals. That's not racist. It's bloody common sense.