Originally posted by AmbiguousBliss
lol... Multiculturalism - it's a good thing.
There's no reason why any of us with it, can't take pride in dual citizenship. Canada certainly is "one of the best countries in the world" due in part to the fact that it's so diverse, accepting of other cultures, peaceful, etc.
It just bugs me when people live in a country, exploit it, and are provided with a safe, politically stable environment such as Canada and can't even respect or celebrate it.
Aug-08-2003 22:56
torontotrance
I hath returned
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Toronto
has his cdn flag proudly on the wall of his room!
Aug-08-2003 22:56
AmbiguousBliss
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Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Brasil/Canada
quote:
Originally posted by cap
It just bugs me when people live in a country, exploit it, and are provided with a safe, politically stable environment such as Canada and can't even respect or celebrate it.
Yes, it is a stupid thing, but there's no need for generalization. There are many of us who do not fit that description.
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Aug-08-2003 22:58
E2EK1EL
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Toronto, Ontario
1/2 Chinese & 1/2 Vietnamese
Aug-08-2003 23:00
LKD
Omni-peasant
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Its June 18th, 2005, I'm at the Skybar
quote:
Originally posted by torontotrance
i'm not saying disown your country of origin
i'm just saying support your current home...canada.
im not a canadian citizen....the only country i can relate with is the UAE since i was ther since birth and moved here only 3 years ago...
however i will encourage my kids (should i ever have any) to be patriotic to Canada since they shall be brought up here...
Originally posted by DJ El Kay Dee
i see no reason for them to hold an Indian flag or a UAE flag...
see what pisses me off are people who hav ebeen born and raised here, never been to their parent's country and call themselves that country's people
I was just telling Andy about my beef with this.
Nationality and background aren't the same thing! Ugh...
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Aug-08-2003 23:05
torontotrance
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Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Toronto
i got english ancestry...but you don't see andy going around like he is british...tho i love the slang. I don't pretend to be british but I do have pride for where my ancestry was....but i'm cdn first and foremost....mother hates it when i say....i'm completely cdn...in my mind i am and always will be. I'm not american...i have not lived there...nor plan to....i have lived in canada.
Aug-08-2003 23:07
cap
Anything goes...
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by DJ El Kay Dee
i see no reason for them to hold an Indian flag or a UAE flag...
see what pisses me off are people who hav ebeen born and raised here, never been to their parent's country and call themselves that country's people
me too, lol, that's the people i'm talking about 2 posts ago
for example these little italian kids who are like "i'm 100% italian bro!" to try and sound cool picking up girls when they havent even been to italy and are so out of touch with Italy's culture.
Aug-08-2003 23:07
Elmo-On-XTC
Pea... Tear... Griffin
Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada
does everyone have to pick on Italian's in here?
anyways, we're all Canadian so it would be a little boring to all put up canadian flags. Toronto's all about diversity...so we show it
Aug-08-2003 23:42
AmbiguousBliss
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Registered: Dec 2002
Location: Brasil/Canada
quote:
Originally posted by Elmo-On-XTC
it would be a little boring to all put up canadian flags. Toronto's all about diversity...so we show it
Agreed! Don't take the Italian thing personally, but it's just a really common occurence. I mean, how many Canadian kids with let's say, a Norwegian background, do you see going around bragging that they're '100% Norwegian, d00d, br0'?
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