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Originally Posted by HOZ
So how many of those who thanked this message have lived in another country more than say....a decade. Long enough to buy a car, own a house and raise a family? Who?
And can you give a real example of this happening? I can...but here is the kicker.
If my son whose first language is Japanese, goes to University here in Japan and gets a Engineering degree and then straps a bomb to his ass to blow the dirty "NIPS" to kingdom come....then I will understand this idiotic cultural equivalency.
Nobody expects Grandma from X-istan to speak English nor would we even expect her son Papa from X-istan to speak fluent English or become fully part of this culture. Now when Papa's sons or grandsons who have grown up in Canuckistan start being more X-istanian. Yet stay in Canuckistan, hating it and its people, maybe even wanting to kill Canuckistanians....you have to take a step back and say...WTF!
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I haven't lived here a decade yet, but yes I own a house, a car, a motorcycle, etc. I work with quite a few Canadians and Americans, and we make every effort to keep our culture. In my case, it isn't that different than theirs, but we make damn sure to keep those differences.
opendoor's comment wasn't about blowing things up, it was about the expectation that people assimilate culturally. I work in a Canadian-based company with offices in 60 countries, and what he said is very true, most of us don't try to assimilate when we live overseas, and the more different the culture, the more effort we put into keeping our own.