Article

2006-06-11 Great White North

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2006-06-11 11:05|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 to fight for the culture their parents or grandparents left behind.

All that Monday morning quarterbacking about the problems in the home country. All the "retaining culture" lessons and airing of old grievances left behind.

Til the kids take up the old "rape and pillage. kill the enemy" mentality the parents ran away from. And they're surprised?

Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-06-11 11:22|| 2006-06-11 11:22|| Front Page Top

#2 The key is to enjoy learning about the old country, its culture and language, while teaching the youngsters that we left behind the quarrels when we came here -- all of us here are Canadians (or whatever) now. I ran into that in Germany though; my lovely Croatian neighbor, who'd left over two decades previously, wouldn't speak to the sweet Serbian baker's assistant, who'd been in Germany even longer. And when Mr. Wife played soccer in high school, they elected him captain even though he had the worst soccer skills, because as an American of Polish descent, the immigrant Serb, Croat and Macedonian boys on the team felt he was the only one they could trust to deal fairly with all.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-11 19:47|| 2006-06-11 19:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Everyone has and acquires baggage. People who are actually intelligent intentionally leave some or all at each way-station - and move on unburdened. This is, unfortunately, quite rare.

Posted by flyover 2006-06-11 19:54|| 2006-06-11 19:54|| Front Page Top

23:58 flyover
23:58 bigjim-ky
23:56 bigjim-ky
23:37 JosephMendiola
23:31 trailing wife
23:29 JosephMendiola
23:26 trailing wife
23:22 Glains Threrese9277
23:22 JosephMendiola
23:19 trailing wife
23:13 Lone Ranger
23:11 JosephMendiola
23:02 JosephMendiola
23:02 trailing wife
23:00 49 Pan
22:59 Frank G
22:57 trailing wife
22:57 JosephMendiola
22:49 Frank G
22:46 trailing wife
22:43 trailing wife
22:43 DMFD
22:37 Sherry
22:36 Captain America