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--- Mario Goveia wrote:
>
> However, if they have emigrated temporarily then
> maintaining their "Goaness" not only makes sense,
> but not to do so would be ridiculous. Their
> Canadian and American neighbors would know and
> respect those feelings, and treat them like the
> guests they are and not like pseudo-Canadians or
> Americans. There would be no expectation of
> being "accepted" in this case and far less angst
> all around.
>
--- "Helga do R. Gomes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hey Mario,
> Before we waste any more key strokes you would have
> to define what Canadians or Americans are as
> opposed to the guests or the pseudo-Canadians/
> Americans.
>
Mario responds:
Helga,
"Wasted keystrokes"??? On a thread that YOU started?
Heaven forbid:-))
>
It's all very simple, really!
>
"Canadians" and "Americans" are natives of these
countries, as well as those citizens who have
immigrated irrevocably. These folks have no doubts
that they "belong" to one of these countries.
>
Pseudo-Canadian or American citizens are those who
become citizens out of self-serving short or long-term
convenience. They typically have extra-territorial
loyalties and doggedly refuse to assimilate with the
locals and often pressure their children to marry
within their communities. They tend to keep
themselves separate and aloof, which the "locals" can
clearly see through, and mostly resent.
>
Guests are those residents who live in these countries
while proudly retaining their original citizenships.
They have no emotional baggage about where they belong
and therefore experience no angst or
inter-generational uncertainties like the
pseudo-Canadians or Americans.
>
When you know who you are and where you belong, it is
projected outward in your attitude and behavior and
reflected in return, and any naive expectations and
related angst just melt away.
>
Now, let those keystrokes fly!:-))
>
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