New Yorkers are also very aware of the surrounding religions and cultures. All you have to do is walk down the busy streets to discover the different cuisines of the world. As for the French, there are more French restaurants in NYC than in Paris. As any local will tell you, the Asian influence is huge with a booming Chinatown and more Asian restaurants than one can imagine. Bagels, Matzo ball soup, and smoked meat once representing the high Jewish population present are now symbols associated with NYC. NYC is home to some of the best Italian food and arguably better pizza than is offered in Naples itself. Many of the different cultures and ethnicities that exist can be seen through food present in the city. Walking through the various neighborhoods one can find a plethora of Bollywood films and incense from Little India, Russian baths in Little Odessa, and live eels and Chinese chess in Chinatown.

Whether its home country flags hanging by the entrance or ripening tomatoes on the front porch it’s very easy to spot the different ethnicities present in the city.

The American dream of owning a house with a white picket fence might be realized differently in NYC as housing prices are ever more expensive, but nonetheless everyone aspires to purchase some property and make the city their home. NYC is a place where everyone is accepted. There is a deep understanding in people to keep aspects of their old culture but to take part in their new American one as well. Not one culture dominates the others, they all blend together to create something that is more than the addition of its parts. New York City is a place where over 800 languages are spoken and is the quintessential melting pot. The city consists of 5 boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island each with its own unique diversity of people. It was first used as a metaphor to describe the union of many nationalities, cultures, and ethnicities. The term melting pot was coined in 1908 by Israel Zangwill.

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