On many Americans’ bucket lists is a European vacation to see the continent’s almost frozen-in-time architecture, with buildings and cathedrals older than the United States itself still standing. NY Post contributor Adam B. Coleman shares this story.
As a traveler to the continent for nearly a decade, however, I’ve witnessed the social shift in population demographics and cultural norms since former German Chancellor Angela Merkel repeated her benevolent slogan to the developing world during the 2015 migrant crisis, “Wir schaffen das!” — “We can manage this!”
In tourist areas, we’re usually fed a highly curated version of a given city, but even this attempt to modify the reality of Europe’s great centers is failing.
Today, in Paris (and other grand cities), you’re being hustled by African migrants to buy their overpriced trinkets near the Eiffel Tower, and much of Western Europe has accepted that having your valuables taken from your pockets by criminal migrants shouldn’t come as a surprise.
In London, a place most Americans think of as the Anglosphere’s cultural hub, the British are the minority, at 36.8% of the population.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2025/09/22/opinion/europe-is-gaining-newcomers-but-risks-losing-its-character/
More from Adam Coleman: http://adambcoleman.substack.com
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