I think it would be helpful if communities had mediators to help people resolve conflicts. We live next door to people originally from El Salvador and it’s been painfully obvious almost from the first month that our cultures are at odds in many ways ( even when women talk!) and that they saw the new privacy fence as a sign of prejudice instead of a desire to for privacy. The neighbors on the other side, who have lived in their home 50 years, have made their dislike of relocated “Northerners” known. This 1960’s era neighborhood is diverse in race, ages, blue collar & professionals which attracted us but the discord has made life here unpleasant. And we plan to move to the Research Triangle Area and rent first! Establishing community/neighborhood associations & events might also help bring people together.