An ethnically Chinese sales manager, who spoke English with a distinct French accent, greeted me.

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Singapore is an ethnically diverse country, with the majority Chinese making up about 75% of the community, Malays, Indians and people of mixed ethnicities making up much of the remainder.

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Los Angeles is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the country, with immigrants like Mexicans, Persians, Albanians, Chinese, Russians, Israelis and Armenians carving out their own territories through ethnic markets, restaurants and entertainment native to their home countries.

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