A Quote by Carmen Ejogo

I really feel that I had a genuinely diverse, multicultural upbringing, and I just don't find New York to be quite as diverse. Maybe I'm romanticising, but I feel that I was exposed to a real melting pot in terms of culture and pop culture. My kids are essentially middle-class, but I do try to remind them that they come from humble beginnings.

Carmen Ejogo

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Carmen Ejogo
British - Actress
Born: January 1, 1974

I just love New York. New York has energy, it has culture, New York is very diverse. There's not a better place in the world.

Chris Rock

America gave the world the notion of the melting pot - an alchemical cooking device wherein diverse ethnic and religious groups voluntarily mix together, producing a new, American identity. And while critics may argue that the melting pot is a national myth, it has tenaciously informed the America's collective imagination.

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Britain is just a melting pot for every culture. Like a pot for every culture around the world mixed into one. Artists over here understand that more.

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I find it strange that there isn't more of a melting pot of language within the pop charts. I feel it becomes really two dimensional when everything's in English.

Gwenno

My schools were quite diverse - those who serve their country come from every race and religion - and so the military schools I attended were a wonderful melting pot.

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Shraddha Srinath

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