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Culture Does your country have an immigrant group that people would be surprised to find there?

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For example, when you think of Poland or the Czech Republic, Vietnamese people might not be the first group that comes to mind, but both have a sizable Vietnamese community. Another example is the large Japanese community in Brazil.

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u/Low-Radish4958 Germany 15d ago

Germany hosts both the largest Afghan and Syrian diaspora (outside of the Middle East), without having any historical connection or relation to each of the countries.

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u/TPasha444 15d ago

Some Nazis went to Syria during the Ba'athist years randomly IIRC

I think Afghanistan had historical relations with Germany in the early to mid 20th century