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FlamesAddiction · 01-08-2016, 11:23 PM

I was in the womb when my parents and 3 sisters came over from Bosnia, so I was the first one in my family born here.

I don't feel 100% Canadian though. Most of my family still lives in Europe, 2 of my sisters moved back and both of my parents are dead. I don't have a lot of roots here really. My family came over as refugees and were placed in a rural northern community and I grew up feeling separate. The town was about 50% native and 50% white. The natives didn't like us because we were white and the white people were mostly old stock that thought we were taking their jerbs. We were definitely treated differently by the locals, so I grew up feeling different.

As an adult, I moved to a larger centre and feel more integrated now though, but still not fully Canadian.

01-08-2016, 11:23 PM	#18
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I was in the womb when my parents and 3 sisters came over from Bosnia, so I was the first one in my family born here. I don't feel 100% Canadian though. Most of my family still lives in Europe, 2 of my sisters moved back and both of my parents are dead. I don't have a lot of roots here really. My family came over as refugees and were placed in a rural northern community and I grew up feeling separate. The town was about 50% native and 50% white. The natives didn't like us because we were white and the white people were mostly old stock that thought we were taking their jerbs. We were definitely treated differently by the locals, so I grew up feeling different. As an adult, I moved to a larger centre and feel more integrated now though, but still not fully Canadian. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 01-09-2016 at 09:18 AM.