Actually, there is a large african-american population in the USA.
In Canada, if you're "african-american", you're probably actually from Africa! Actually, the "black" population in Canada comes from a wide number of countries, wether it's somewhere in Africa, or Haiti, Tahiti, or somewhere in South America. Their culture is a bit unique, but they blend in very well.
In the USA, the "african-american" culture seems to have taken a road of it's own, and maybe it's just me, but I don't think they blend in very well at all: they're loud, very vocal, and generally seem to be more concerned by the social scene, instead of concentrating on more serious aspects of life.
Now don't get me wrong: I'm not biased against them, not at all, I rather see them as different, that's all! When I was growing up in Canada, most of my friends were of different ethnicity, and came from various countries, including Lebanon, Vietnam, Chile, Congo, Tahiti, Iran, Belgium, France, Greece, etc... I really enjoyed the flavor of the various cultures.
Looking at the crime statistics, there is a predominance of african-americans involved in crimes. I have no idea why though.:shrug:
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