Pascale, we make a lot of vegetarian dishes. Kemal and i both love veggies & beans more than meat. wish you could come over and have dinner!!! Mike, oh boy...that guy just barging in the bathroom...jeesh!!! that's ridiculous! Well, there are all kinds of problems here in the US too. When i was in college, i was one of 2 people selected to represent my campus by participating in a cultural diversity retreat. The universities wanted people on campus with leadership potential and who demonstrated a certain attitude to attend this retreat. After attending, they wanted us to come back to campus to promote tolerance, acceptance, and understanding, and peace. Campuses and communities have issues in regards to racial tensions, religious intolerance, etc. Violence is a big problem. We were just trying to make a difference on our campus & community, and i think we did. i've also written an article on the diversity which was published in our local newspaper. Nowadays, I really don't know how to make a difference though except by example. By embracing people's differences, accepting them for who they are and trying to get to know people, well, it can go a long way toward achieving peace. Maybe we can't make the entire world a peaceful place to live, but at least we have peace in our workplace. And we do. For me, cultural diversity just comes down to seeing people as human beings. Despite our differences, we're really so much alike. We just gotta love and accept each other. ya know.