Since my move from the states to Canada my view on immigration has come to a complete 180.Ofcourse this time me being the immigrant,it isnt a big fucking shocker that I might have changed my mind on my ways of thinking.Now I know it is'nt as if I moved to a country where people speak a different language or that the culture is even that different,but things are far from the same.I have found myself in a few situations where I am the "butt" of jokes or even had people turn thier heads away from me because I am American.I dont mind the jokes,Lord knows I have plenty of my own.It is the other things that make me think.If you were to sit back and think about how you treated the guy at the store differently because of his accent or nationality I am sure most of you would see how ignorant it is to be this way.Maybe I am the only ignorant one,but 'C'est la vie'.When you find yourself in his shoes things are not the same.I find it kind of ironic how I would'nt take the time to think of how those people who have left everything they have ever know to start a new life somewhere else feel.Let alone think of this before I took the time to mock thier accents and ways of life.Maybe I am the ignorant American that is portrayed everywhere.Now I know some of you will read this and say to yourself,It is Canada,not some fucking foreign country.WELL IT ISNT AMERICA and we are looked at differently.As a matter of fact the truth is,unless you are from New England(this doesnt even fully apply)YOU ARE A IGNORANT AMERICAN.My "southern draw" is a sure sign that I am a unintelligent redneck.I have even found people here that are irritated by my voice.Amazingly enough some of these people listen to country music....Maybe I amlost,but what does an ignorant American know.Back to where this was originally headed.I dont know if I am looking to right some of the wrongs I have done in my past or just simply let other people know.THINK...Next time you want to mock the guy the is working at the gas station,mowing the lawn,or any job you might think you are above,think of what they have gone through to be there.What they have left behind and may never see again.That menial(sp?) job might be all that they can obtain at the time to support thier family.The might be qualified for much more,but that isnt how immigration works.Cheers
