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Originally Posted by OneEnglishNorman

Mixing is occurring everywhere, within countries (north to south), between countries, between continents.

I do not know what the answer for Sweden or anywhere else is. While we discuss Finnish input to Sweden and vice versa, both countries suffer immigrataion from outside of Europe. It's a very bad situation indeed.

Decades ago mixing among people of different nationalities within Europe was not a problem. It's happened throughout history in Europe, and I would even argue that it was part of a positive exchange, in cultural terms. But when the levels are too high, then there is a problem.

Where I live we not only have the usual problem with non European immigration that everyone else has. The English, German, Dutch and other North-Western European communities are too large. And it is no longer the case of people in their retirement age coming to live near the coast.

I do have a problem with this, not because of the people involved (at least not in all of the cases) but because of the numbers involved.

Originally Posted by OneEnglishNorman

Off-topic:

For me, Sweden & Netherlands are the "canary in the cage". AFAIK they are at the worst stage. Places like London & Birmingham in England are not far behind.

I won't say about Sweden because I don't know the country. But I'd say that England is on an equal foot as The Netherlands. In those two countries the phenomenon of native emigration adds to that of foreign immigration.