The Assimilation Iceberg

I have just been introduced (by JayMan via Twitter) to the Assimilation Iceberg.

The things above water are the things that can "change" with immigrants, leading to the illusion of assimilation pic.twitter.com/j0YWJWneOd

— JayMan (@JayMan471) May 9, 2016

It’s been around for a while as the Cultural Iceberg; but as JayMan says, the easy-to-see features above the waterline are just those likely to give the illusion of assimilation.