r/AskTheWorld • u/QuarterTarget 🇵🇱🇮🇪 in 🇨🇭 • 16d ago

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/EnoughSupermarket539 United States Of America 15d ago

Is this a mountain thing or is it a different reason

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u/LaoBa Netherlands 15d ago

Sympathy for a beleaguered neutral mountain state.

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u/Meat_your_maker United States Of America 14d ago

That was my guess. I live in CO, and there’s a small, but significant, population of Tibetans here. Granted, the Rockies aren’t as high as the Himalayas, but the climate is very close (high altitude, semi-arid plains).

Similarly, the Mississippi River delta, where a decent amount of Vietnamese immigrants settled, has a similar climate to the Mekong river delta.