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Originally Posted by Dragon-88
This is the 21st century.. If they dont understand then they should move back to their native country.
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While this is a nice theory, this doesn't always work out. Many immigrants come to Canada with open minds, hoping for a better future and brighter times for their families. Upon arriving here, many of them feel that they lack an identity-even if they rebelled against their old national identity back home. They may suddenly feel at a loss or feel odd during national or cultural holidays, may not know what to think about different sxhool or everyday habits. They may suddenly find themselves staunch supporters of the culture they left behind.
One of the triggers for this can be the realization that they may not have a way of communicating with their children or grandchildren. They may want to cling to the traditional ways of thinking, education and culture so that they don't lose touch with the family they look forward to building here.
Or I could be totally off-base and just rambling. Who knows.
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