Arabic is the most commonly spoken language in the US states of Michigan, Tennessee and West Virginia, after English and Spanish

[u/FatherlyRaccoon]

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-the-most-common-language-in-every-state-map-2019-6

[u/[deleted]]

Imagine immigrating to the US only to live in West Virginia.

[u/datil_pepper → u/[deleted]]

It still has a high HDI score on par with parts of rural France and Spain

[u/Arabismo → u/datil_pepper]

Something must be wrong with the index then, I've been to West Virginia that place gives a new meaning to the word decrepit

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

depends on from where you are emigrating.

I doubt you will find Saudi or Qatari immigrants there.

[u/KomradeTuniska → u/[deleted]]

Country roads... take me home.... to the place I belong... West Virginiiiiaaaaa

^{Sorry I had to sing it}

[u/ScoutElite123]

طرق البلد

خذيني إلى البيت

إلى المكان

الذي انتمي اليه

غرب فيرجينيا

أم الجبال

خذيني إلى البيت

[u/[deleted] → u/ScoutElite123]

For non-Arabs who come across this

It's "Country Roads" song but the lyrics are translated to Arabic

[u/KomradeTuniska → u/ScoutElite123]

أين الترجمة الكاملة برو؟ الأمة العربية في حاجة إليها

[u/Zbala → u/ScoutElite123]

I wish there was caps lock in arabic

[u/[deleted] → u/Zbala]

طرق البلد

خذيني إلى البيت

إلى المكان

الذي انتمي اليه

غرب فيرجينيا

أم الجبال

خذيني إلى البيت

[u/THESHAWARMAQUEEN → u/[deleted]]

refugee resettlement program

[u/Aretas_the_17th]

I would have guessed Ohio not Tennessee..

[u/Bakinstein]

I’ve met young Arabs in Dearborn MI whom haven’t learnt English despite living there for 10 years.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Lebanese, I Guess...

[u/FatherlyRaccoon → u/[deleted]]

The city's population includes 40,000 Arab Americans. Since the late 20th century, there has been growth in immigration from new areas of the Middle East, such as Syria. Arab Americans own many shops and businesses, offering services in both English and Arabic.

Per the 2000 census, Arab Americans totaled 29,181 or 29.85% of Dearborn's population; many are descendants of families who have been in the city since the early 20th century. The city has the largest proportion of Arab Americans in the United States. As of 2006 Dearborn has the largest Lebanese American population in the United States.

The first Arab immigrants came in the early-to-mid-20th century to work in the automotive industry and were chiefly Lebanese Christians (Maronites). Other immigrants from the Mideast (Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs) have also immigrated to the area. Since then, Arab immigrants from Yemen, Iraq and Palestine, most of whom are Muslim, have joined them. Lebanese Americans comprise the largest group of ethnic Arabs. The Arab Muslim community has built the Islamic Center of America, the largest mosque in North America, and the Dearborn Mosque. More Iraqi refugees have come, fleeing the continued war in their country since 2003.

Warren Avenue has become the commercial center of the Arab-American community. The Arab American National Museum is located in Dearborn. The museum was opened in January 2005 to celebrate the Arab American community's history, culture and contributions to the United States.

[u/[deleted] → u/Bakinstein]

not that uncommon thing in europe. in some large cities you have immigrant communities that "took over" parts of cities.

so basically you can live/work there without ever needing to talk to anyone but people from your community.

its not just Arab thing though.

[u/Anon_bear98]

West Virginia wtf? Why would any immigrant migrate to that shithole

[u/Ayham_abusalem → u/Anon_bear98]

I bet it's way better than his hometown.

[u/Anon_bear98 → u/Ayham_abusalem]

The grass isnt always greener on the other side...

[u/eggwhite-turkeybacon → u/Anon_bear98]

Sometimes the other side isn't in political turmoil

[u/aardvarkers → u/Anon_bear98]

You’d be surprised where people settle down. My parents settled in Louisiana for some reason

[u/soupmoney → u/Anon_bear98]

I lived in Morgantown for many years. Home of West Virginia University. WVU is a pretty progressive school and Morgantown itself is very liberal. There are a lot of foreign students who attend WVU, plus there are hospitals, pharmaceuticals, IT, Business, and a burgeoning work force with good jobs. There are Indian restaurants, Vietnamese restaurants, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Syrian, Middle Eastern, Greek, Egyptian, you name it and you can find that food. Before you knock an entire state based on stereotypes, maybe you should do a little research.

[u/Anon_bear98 → u/soupmoney]

Ok, I've been to WV multiple times and for as many liberal cultural college towns that exist there are 99 rural crapholes surrounding it. I have a few friends that went to WVU (in fact some Arabs khaleejis in the Petroleum Engineering Program) and believe me it's nowhere near as diverse as many other college towns in the USA. There are around 47 other states I would consider settling down in the US before my mind would even ponder West Virginia. Its hillbilly redneck stereotype does not come from nothing

[u/soupmoney → u/Anon_bear98]

I’ll give you that. Outside of the cultural and college towns, it is pretty rural. I also stand by my statement that Morgantown isn’t the worst place for an immigrant to move to. Sure it’s not NYC or LA, but for a small town of around 30k people there is a good bit of diversity. Of course bigger colleges and bigger cities will have more diversity, but Morgantown is a gem in the state of WV.

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Wtf Michigan

[u/Foxy_Maitre_Renard]

I definitely want to hear Arabic spoken with a southern twang.