New York Times: A Magic Carpet of Cultures in London In a much more vibrant and fertile way than, say, in New York or LA, multiculturalism pervades London’s cultural life. Maybe it comes of being an erstwhile colonial power?

But unlike before, the purveyors of diversity are more than

suppliers. They choose not to be possessed but to possess,

and to move beyond becoming just another choice for the

insatiably greedy white consumer. The “ethnic minorities”

are beginning to redefine the very essence of what it means

to be a Londoner.