did you guys notice the part with: "we don't speak....Lebanese, or ARABIC"
this reminds me of an incident when i was helping a friend fill up some australian immigration self-assessment test. we got to a part where one should list all languages spoken and on the drop-down list it said "Arabic, including Lebanese".
this is so funny. why do aussies think Lebanese speak an alien form of arabic? :D
As for the topic of discussion (finally) I tend to agree with what e46M3 said. Immigrants for some reason almost never adapt to the societies they're living in. I guess they just address the topic of culture & heritage as if it were a matter of life and death. Instead of forming a melting pot of countless cultures you'd find that most immigrants opt for gathering up around each other and living in their own "bubble" -if i may say-, while refusing to let any "outsiders" into their lives. That being said I also think it's only a part of human nature for seek and befriend those of similar backgrounds, but it certainly does not help alleviate the situation in the least.
did you guys notice the part with: "we don't speak....Lebanese, or ARABIC"
this reminds me of an incident when i was helping a friend fill up some australian immigration self-assessment test. we got to a part where one should list all languages spoken and on the drop-down list it said "Arabic, including Lebanese".
this is so funny. why do aussies think Lebanese speak an alien form of arabic? :D
As for the topic of discussion (finally) I tend to agree with what e46M3 said. Immigrants for some reason almost never adapt to the societies they're living in. I guess they just address the topic of culture & heritage as if it were a matter of life and death. Instead of forming a melting pot of countless cultures you'd find that most immigrants opt for gathering up around each other and living in their own "bubble" -if i may say-, while refusing to let any "outsiders" into their lives. That being said I also think it's only a part of human nature for seek and befriend those of similar backgrounds, but it certainly does not help alleviate the situation in the least.