text: Couple of things here, respectfully, FrankPi .......
  
  How do you know his Iranian and Pakistani friends are not Canadian? They may have been born here, or have become Canadians, and still have names difficult for some to pronounce. Also, assimilation is not a prerequisite for immigration to Canada. Observation of our laws, yes. Assimilation? Not necessarily and not obligatory. We call than multiculturalism.