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| Jayx1 |
This is a question i'm asking of other countries just to get a comparison.
In Australia would you ever get a group of 1st generation Australians claiming to be another nationality just because one or more parents were born there? Would they ever feel "closer" to that heritage than they do to Australian heritage even though they were born in Australia and have never set foot in that country they claim? |
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| Sly_Guy |
^^^
Ammunition for TOTA political arguement #186725643 |
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| 3jaz |
We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian
I am, you are, we are Australian
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| Matt P |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
This is a question i'm asking of other countries just to get a comparison.
In Australia would you ever get a group of 1st generation Australians claiming to be another nationality just because one or more parents were born there? Would they ever feel "closer" to that heritage than they do to Australian heritage even though they were born in Australia and have never set foot in that country they claim? |
Personally i belive this is a massive problem we have here in sydney. As you may or may not know, we have a massive multicultural society, but many of the people who are in this situation, claim to be greek/italian/lebanese/macedonian/etc.... and display this every way they can (ie internet nicknames, flags hanging from their cars etc..) and in some cases keep to those groups.
As far as im concerned, anyone born here, is Australian. No debate can be entered into. You have parents that are of XXXXX heritage but you my friend are Australian. |
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| eRRaTiK |
don't think that's a problem at all.
a part of multiculturism is accepting where we are from, and acknowledging the family's history.
those born here normally attach "australian" to their heritage. eg. italian-australian, chinese-australian, etc.
where people choose to reject their australian side however, that's just stupid.
btw, you don't have to step foot in a country to feel that you are a part of it. if a family holds/practises values and traditions and pass them onto their children, it would be natural for a person to feel they are a part of it. a lot of ethnics are like that. |
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