It can be argued that multicultural societies where you can find people from different ethnic backgrounds have more positive effects than negative effects on a country. In my point of view, I completely agree with this statement because multiculturalism made people and countries closer to each other. The purpose of this essay is to discuss why i am inclined to this opinion. To begin, there are various cultures around the world, and having a society that combine some of them will definitely benefit the country and citizens. For example, people will be more open-minded in educating themselves about new cultures. Furthermore, it can help citizens to have friends from other ethnic backgrounds. However, one of the key benefits of multiculturalism is that people can share useful information that could help with the country's development. 1 On the other hand, no one can deny that there is decrease in the general rates of discrimination in multicultural societies