Martin Dusphol, curator of Berlin's Kreuzberg Museum, said that there had been a lot of visible changes since [Turkish] immigrants arrived in Germany.
Giving examples from he readers' letters sent to German newspapers in the 1960's, Duspohl said, "In those letters, they used to say: 'It's incredible, immigrants sit on the lawn in public parks, they just their blankets and sit down.' People were annoyed, because you don't touch the public green! Now, when you go to public parks, you find everybody sitting outside and they all have their barbecues."
-- World Bulletin, January 6, 2010
This excerpt describes an example of —
The environmental benefits of public parks and green space
The cultural influence of immigrants on a community
Respect for traditions within a community
The importance of assimilation for recent immigrants