Monday, July 20, 2009

How to Become a Real Canadian for the Immigrants

Russell Peters, a comedy superstar, expressed vividly the psychological activity of a immigrant who was eager to become a Canadian using his humorous language in a video on YouTube. Russell is a descendant of Indian immigrants, and he knows much about the complexity and difficulty of changing from an immigrant to a Canadian. Everyone knows it is impossible to change just by buying a BBQ and inviting neighbour to have a party or speaking with a Canadian accent. I think to be a real Canadian, immigrants should do the following:

The first and most important thing is you need to know more about Canadian history and culture. Although the history of Canada is very short compared with China's or India's, we can still learn the roots of Canadian culture. Only if you know Canada, can you understand what and why the Canadians do this and not that.

The second thing is that you need to immerse yourself in the company of Canadians. Every country is constantly changing and progressing. Your knowing the history doesn't mean you know the current situation. You must try to talk to people to understand them. Hanging out with another culture is not an easy thing, which needs better language, good social skills and a right attitude.

The third thing is not to lose your original culture. Canada is an immigrant country, which welcomes cultures and customs from any country. There is a saying
"something with national characteristics is also the world's." Don't Canadian culture.

All in all, trying your best to be a real Canadian and know Canada and know yourself.

Attachment is the video of Russell Peters on how to become a Canadian, which makes you think deeply after laughing.

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