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I have family that choose to live in 100% Indian community in dallas for this exact reason. Kids can go in and out of the house at will. They walk around outside and find other kids to play and hangout. No playdates, no schedules, no dropoffs.

I used to think living in 100% indian community is a bit weird; after all america is about diversity, learning and understanding other cultures. But now i see the light and recommend this lifestyle for anyone with kids.

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The best part of growing up in an urban area is there was always neighborhood kids to play with. Just walk outside and see who else is out.

Are you sure about the area? Texas does have a few recognized tribes, but they are nowhere near Dallas.

Probably referring to Indian as in India, not Native American (but I'm not sure)

> they are nowhere near Dallas

https://www.texasalmanac.com/articles/the-asian-indian-in-te...

"The Dallas-Fort Worth area is home to one of the oldest Indian American communities in Texas."

> But now i see the light and recommend this lifestyle for anyone with kids.

How many other residents in the US can live in a 100% indian community. Is that one still 100%, the family is indian?

the key takeaway being that it avoids this snitching system?

I don’t know if I would recommend it necessarily and saying this is an Indian living in America.

Indian Americans are no means more forward thinking than other communities, they just have different things they would be nosy about, for example many parents would disapprove of American boyfriends and even some Indian ones from different caste or communities.

While i agree in part with your generalization about Indian parents, issues of caste have come down a lot over the past 75 odd years...

I cannot speak of (or for) the indo-american community though, given that most of my life experiences have been in large cities, but amongst fairly diverse strata of society.

yes homogeneity brings higher levels of trust. people just talk to each other, going to law enforcement isn't the first instict.

A tight community breeds abuse coverups when people in power abuse the weak (children), because the weak have nowhere to go for help.

Depending on your ingroup, espousing this opinion can ruin your life and career in the US. It is true regardless, as measured by numerous and repeated studies.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-political-s...

Ask your family why they only feel comfortable doing this in a 100% Indian community.

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