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Originally Posted by sophiesmom
My experience was different because I was a child.
Both countries spoke English, but it was actually rather traumatizing for me. I remember my dad changing who he was because of it...he became easily angered and showed his dislike of Americans to us kids.
So I would never move a child to another country (unless it would be a significantly better life for them, of course)
It's tough. I imagine it depends on the country and whether their view of where you are from is a good one.
An obvious point: You have a lot of interesting stories to tell, whether you think they are or not. You will be somewhat of a novelty in your new circle of friends. That is not a bad thing if you're trying on a new life.
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Even though I'm open minded, I'm not sure if I can assimilate as I have basic human flaws for interactions, even within my own culture and language. I think, generally speaking, first generation immigrants suffer a lot. The older you are, the worse it will be, in my opinion. But for me I'm ready to bear this suffering if I know that I can find someone and settle down, and thus give the opportunity for my kids to be assimilated completely by growing up here. I guess the immigration policy counts on that after economy consideration. But I'm still curious about how people assimilate if they aren't born in the foreign country? I see foreign people are concentrated in communities, but I don't think this is assimilation, and I don't like it.