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I mean many people come from Toronto/GTA and Toronto is very diverse. May be simple as that.
Are you local?
I am not. I'm not even Canadian. Sadly, I live in the inferior country to the south. But I grew up in a town with a significant Muslim population, so it's not culture shock or anything. There's just a ton of Muslims here for some reason.
Similarly, I see lots and lots of orthodox Jews when hiking in New Hampshire.
I don't know. Just one of those things groups of people like to do. They probably also like seeing others from their community while on vacation so they encourage others in their community to go as well. And then it just takes off as a common recommended vacation spot amongst themselves or something.
Also I'm sure it helps that people from those communities report that they had a good time, they were safe, and weren't harassed or anything.
(I have no idea if that's accurate, but that's my guess)
That makes sense. Although I hope they stay on the Canadian side because I imagine American border security gives them a lot of shit. They see a woman in a Chador and they probably get a fascism hard-on.
Yes to the last bit of edit.
I hear the American side is trashy.
Lol yeah the city of Niagara falls is kinda shit, but the waterfalls are nice. I'd go over and see them if you can.
There's a joke in Canada: the American side of Niagara falls is better because it has a better view of the city on the other side.
they say that in the US too.
They’re just tourists and people who live there, nothing more to it. You might as well ask, “is there some significance of waterfalls to Americans? I see a lot of Americans coming here from far away.”
the topic is 'no stupid questions' and you are calling his question stupid. i think you are lost.
I’m not calling it stupid, I’m just providing context for an equivalent question to help illustrate my answer.
The concentration is much higher than other tourist spots I have been to and a lot of businesses that cater to Middle Eastern and South Asian people. I don't think I'm just noticing them more than, say, East Asian people.
How many other Canadian tourist attractions have you been to?
Damn Americans ruining waterfalls
You sure it isn't just that they're more detectable? I mean, you said that you're going by the language and things like burkas. It could just be that you're noticing them more than other groups because it's easier to notice them.
Like, if you came to my town, you might ask, "why does this shithole attract koreans?" It doesn't in particular, they just stand out against the crowd more than the crackers, latinos and black folks.
It could be, but as I said in my edit, 2 mosques plus a cultural center plus an Islamic society suggests to me that there are a larger than usual number of Muslims in a town this size, although maybe not for Canada, maybe just the US. One explanation for this would just be the town's population has a larger than average number of Muslims. Possibly. Maybe it's like Dearborn in the U.S. Another is that they want enough space for Muslim tourists if they want to come and worship. I don't know what the answer is.
Also, this place is not a shithole, I hear the American side is a shithole, but this side is wonderful. So, if anything, the large number of Muslims here keeps the place a cool place to be.
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2023
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