Comments by "JamesT" (@Parawingdelta2) on "What are the real causes of black poverty and underachievement?" video.

When I first emigrated from the UK to Australia as a nineteen year old in 1970, it wasn't long before I noticed that it seemed that those people who owned the biggest and most splendid houses were of Italian or Greek origin. It may have been an inaccurate conclusion, but there it was. I was soon to realize why this was the case. Their work ethic in their country of origin probably brought meager rewards, but applying the same ethics in a place like Sydney in the sixties and seventies really paid off. They also seemed to make full use of the family with the elderly and children all contributing to a common wealth. It seemed to be looked upon by the born and bred Australians with a degree of envy and resentment who were quite satisfied to work from 9 to 5 and have weekends on the beach. Personally, I resented having to work even those hours!
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@wjf0ne Yes I'm fully aware that I was generalising. As I said; maybe my observation wasn't correct, and it was just anecdotal evidence, but it sure seemed that way. I worked in Sydney as a carpet cleaner (and later Brisbane) and went in many, many homes and spoke to many people. There appeared to be a common thread.
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@Helen-xy9qj Back in the day, I wasn't sure I could always tell the difference between Greeks and Italians. The common tell tale was if you went to a milk bar called the 'Parthenon', the chances were it was Greek. Either way, they were always good, hard working 'earthy' people. I did however run into some of the younger 'second generation' who didn't always share their parents enthusiasm for the type of work that gave them a private school education and high standard of living.
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@stephfoxwell4620 Yes, I was aware of that and I've been to Melbourne for business and pleasure on several occasions. Interestingly, in recent years (may have changed since I last looked) but the language most prominent in Melbourne after English is Indonesian.
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@stephfoxwell4620 It seems things have changed anyway. I just had a look on Wikipedia and there's no mention of Indonesian languages. Mandarin appears to be the front runner now.
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