05-02-2003, 06:31 PM
I too have been working on this one for years.
The common question, when getting to know someone, especially in a country/city with such a high proportion of immigrants, is "What is your nationality?" or "What is your background?". Both mean the same thing, for some.
And the answer has to be "Canadian".
The notion that one can still be Italian after four generations of Canadian citizenship is just as foolish as the notion that one can still be Pakistani after one generation of Canadian citizenship.
The common question, when getting to know someone, especially in a country/city with such a high proportion of immigrants, is "What is your nationality?" or "What is your background?". Both mean the same thing, for some.
And the answer has to be "Canadian".
The notion that one can still be Italian after four generations of Canadian citizenship is just as foolish as the notion that one can still be Pakistani after one generation of Canadian citizenship.
And you may call it righteousness
When civility survives,
But I've had dinner with the Devil and
I know nice from right.
From Dinner with the Devil, by Big Rude Jake
When civility survives,
But I've had dinner with the Devil and
I know nice from right.
From Dinner with the Devil, by Big Rude Jake