Post by Mugsy on Sept 26, 2015 11:04:20 GMT -4
While some Canadians have the same "slam the door now that I'm in" policy, Canada has traditionally taken a mosaic rather than a melting pot view of immigrants. In that, we are all different types of pieces making up one big picture, rather than everyone becomes same-o.
There are current disagreements about whether someone should remove the niqab for official reasons, like citizenship swearing in, or passport pics. I'm kind of torn, actually. Forcing a woman to remove it publicly is akin to making an Amish woman show her thighs, I guess; it's against her religion and is humiliating (to her). I don't understand the horror of showing one's face and some say no religion decrees covering one's face, it's a fundie extremist version. On the other hand, how do you know someone is who she says if you can't see her face?
So some have taken this issue and turned it into a "those others are trying to ruin Canadian culture". But most people, even in my podunk little town, welcome people of all races and religions with a shrug.
My area has a huge population of Dutch post-war immigrants who bought farms, started businesses, dealt mostly with each other (partly for language reasons), started their own churches and built Christian schools. So when some of them, who tend to be conservative fundie, make comments about "those immigrants", it's an easy shut down to say, "Yes, they'll probably start their own churches and schools and just do business with and interact with each other!" Most get the point and stop talking.
Canadians as a whole tend to travel more and be better informed about the world, so maybe that contributes to a more open-mindedness.
I'm glad you're watching Amazing Race Canada, highondegrassi. I found the challenges and legs in general to be much more physically demanding than original TAR. But no airport drama, since the flights are pretty much per planned for the racers.
There are current disagreements about whether someone should remove the niqab for official reasons, like citizenship swearing in, or passport pics. I'm kind of torn, actually. Forcing a woman to remove it publicly is akin to making an Amish woman show her thighs, I guess; it's against her religion and is humiliating (to her). I don't understand the horror of showing one's face and some say no religion decrees covering one's face, it's a fundie extremist version. On the other hand, how do you know someone is who she says if you can't see her face?
So some have taken this issue and turned it into a "those others are trying to ruin Canadian culture". But most people, even in my podunk little town, welcome people of all races and religions with a shrug.
My area has a huge population of Dutch post-war immigrants who bought farms, started businesses, dealt mostly with each other (partly for language reasons), started their own churches and built Christian schools. So when some of them, who tend to be conservative fundie, make comments about "those immigrants", it's an easy shut down to say, "Yes, they'll probably start their own churches and schools and just do business with and interact with each other!" Most get the point and stop talking.
Canadians as a whole tend to travel more and be better informed about the world, so maybe that contributes to a more open-mindedness.
I'm glad you're watching Amazing Race Canada, highondegrassi. I found the challenges and legs in general to be much more physically demanding than original TAR. But no airport drama, since the flights are pretty much per planned for the racers.
