the Germans because they represent the largest group of the foreigners in Germany. Out of 7.363.600 foreigners living in Germany, 2.053. 600 are Turks (German Facts). In 1984, according to the article, Eastern Promise, there were already 1.5 million Turks in West Germany, which comprised the largest group of the countrys 4.5 million foreign residents. With two and one-half million people unemployed in West Germany, the Turks are the focus of a good deal of resentment-though unemployment has affected them more than it has West Germans (The Economist 1984, 47). This provides evidence that foreigners are not the main reason for high unemployment in Germany. Because of the existing tension, it is more difficult for a foreigner to find a job than it is for a German. Another reason the Turks are disliked by the Germans is because of their differing culture. It seems that some foreigners are more equal to Germans than others. Italians and Greeks, for example, can come and go as they please, courtesy of the EEC (The Economist 1984, 24). The Turks are the ones who are most obviously foreign. Germans notice that Turks eat lots of garlic, which causes bad breath. Notice is also made of the large number of children per Turk family. The Muslim religion forces women to wear a veil to which some Germans take utmost offense. They also have large family picnics and barbeques in public parks where they eat, drink and sing, which is also seen as unusual and offensive because these are things a German would not do. It is difficult not only for Turks but also for every foreigner to adapt to a new environment. Coming from countries with cultures and climates differing from those of the new society and. moreover, frequently originating from the least industrialized regions of their native lands, they must adapt not only to the obvious changes arising from transporting from one social context to another, but most contend with their subordinate socioeconomic s...
