You can't eliminate the characteristics of the culture you were born to but if you decide that another country is a better place to be for you, and they graciously allow you to become a citizen there, at least you can have the decency to attempt some outward looking involvement in characteristics now surrounding you. It won't long before your kids will.
You can't eliminate the characteristics of the culture you were born to but if you decide that another country is a better place to be for you, and they graciously allow you to become a citizen there, at least you can have the decency to attempt some outward looking involvement in characteristics now surrounding you. It won't long before your kids will.
Hi Mobley, i totally agree with you. I have been a migrant since I was four in Canada, then in USA when I was 13, then in Spain when i was 24 then in NZ when i was 29. my mom was a diplomat for the Mexican government, so we traveled a lot. I take my responsibility as a migrant very seriously, often knowing way more about my host country its history and context than most locals. However, I also know that people struggle with the idea of engaging with people from other countries. Theories are bountiful, but the reality in a nutshell is that we all struggle, and it’s hard and it will always be hard. We all have to do our part, host country and migrants. It should be a joint effort.
You can't eliminate the characteristics of the culture you were born to but if you decide that another country is a better place to be for you, and they graciously allow you to become a citizen there, at least you can have the decency to attempt some outward looking involvement in characteristics now surrounding you. It won't long before your kids will.
Hi Mobley, i totally agree with you. I have been a migrant since I was four in Canada, then in USA when I was 13, then in Spain when i was 24 then in NZ when i was 29. my mom was a diplomat for the Mexican government, so we traveled a lot. I take my responsibility as a migrant very seriously, often knowing way more about my host country its history and context than most locals. However, I also know that people struggle with the idea of engaging with people from other countries. Theories are bountiful, but the reality in a nutshell is that we all struggle, and it’s hard and it will always be hard. We all have to do our part, host country and migrants. It should be a joint effort.
When I lived in Surrey for a couple of years I thoroughly enjoyed pretending to be a pommie stockbroker.
Totally.