Most of us are either immigrants or children of immigrants, meaning that we have a "back home" that isn't the country that we currently reside in. When it comes to marriage, people have many different preferences (job/education status, weight, looks, etc...) but one thing that people include is "Must come from the same background as me."
The reason for this is so that if you come from the same cultural background it's easier to get along and for the families to get along...the thing is, if you've lived in the UK or the US or whatever for all or most of your life, then culturally you'd gel with anyone right?
A first generation Chinese person and a Senegal immigrant who came here when they were young would have a similar culture despite coming from different countries.
So, my question is this: In this day and age, is culture really all that important when it comes to marriage?
The reason for this is so that if you come from the same cultural background it's easier to get along and for the families to get along...the thing is, if you've lived in the UK or the US or whatever for all or most of your life, then culturally you'd gel with anyone right?
A first generation Chinese person and a Senegal immigrant who came here when they were young would have a similar culture despite coming from different countries.
So, my question is this: In this day and age, is culture really all that important when it comes to marriage?
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