Who are thee people ruhing by you on the treet’? More than 200 million now call America "home," but mot of them can trace their familie back to other part of the world. If you look at the name on hop window,you will ee that American come from many different land. The idea that thee people, who once were tranger to the United State, have lot the cutom and culture of their original countrie and have become "American" i not really true.
In fact. what exit in America i more often a kind of "ide-by-ide’ living in which group of people from other countrie often have kept many of their cutom and habit.They join the general American ociety only in certain area of their live uch a in chool,buinee,and port but they keep many of their own native cutom and manner ocially and at home. Thi living "ide-by-ide" ha both advanrage and diadvantage. Sometime it may caue diagreement between group whoe way of life are very different from one another. However, there are alo great advantage that come from different kind of culture brought by ettler from other land. There i great freedom of choice among idea, dree, food, and ocial cutom in America. Everyone can find ome part of hi or her familiar world in the United State.