How often do the different Races inter-mingle with each other?

[CyrilLucifer]

I enjoyed how XI focused on the racial issues in a more show-don't-tell manner. For example, Galka were literally lower class citizens and they hated it, but you're never really told flat out that Bastok is "racist" or "xenophobic" or "insular" as XIV likes to throw the terms around. In fact, it's San d'Oria that is considered those.

Instead, with Bastok we're shown exactly how the Galka are relegated to one part of the city and the main foe you face in the vanilla storyline is the embodiment of their hate and grudges - and sadness, because Cornelia was his lover and she was murdered before his eyes. You draw these conclusions on your own, rather than being told them.

And with AU, you couldn't even enter half of the city even when you were finally granted access. When you were allowed to enter the other half, it was only in a CS, you had to have special permission, and you had to be guided.

(And yes, Sandy was a good deal nastier to foreigners than Gridania and even Ishgard.)