There is a strong multicultural background in UK, historically maybe from the British Empire and its hangover - I enjoy it now, as Indian and Chinese food. It is notable that the open all hours local shops are often run by Sikhs or Indians. The British army used Nepalese Gurkhas for jungle fighting, and (bless them) one told me with a perfectly serious tone that his group would go point into the jungle sniper territory, while protecting the 'high value' (British) officer in the rear. In the 1960's I was an undergrad in London employed by a large multinational company making electronics stuff including microwave items. One landlord was very black (Mr Smith...), my line boss was Argentinian, many of the factory operators were Indian (or Polish) women, and many colleagues were Sri Lankan. It is no wonder that it is easy to cause paranoia and stir up trouble, although it has only been whipped up recently, and with the religious undertones too. In the 2000's UK had various popular sicoms such as Goodness Gracious Me Goodness gracious me - Christianity is Indian