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Fear and Loathing in Ontario

guilt by association

This is a Guest Post where contributors write for A Canada Immigrant’s Blog.

For some new Canadians like myself, there’s an additional reason to live in constant apology, fear and loathing:

Guilt by association.

And bracing for the recurring media hate-fests, taunts and torments after events we have no control over.

No matter how non-religious, apolitical, non-ethnic, liberal, secular, agnostic, sceptical, atheistic we are, we cannot disassociate ourselves from the associative burden/baggage of our roots.

To Immigrate or Not to Immigrate

immigrate or not

This is a Guest Post where contributors write for A Canada Immigrant’s Blog.

A disciple asked his Zen master: “Shall I get married or not?”

“Whatever you choose you will regret it!”, answered the Zen master.

So the answer to our question would be the same.

But I have read something else – that’s the problem of being an avid reader, it’s difficult to come with something original and whatever I think it is original I might have read it somewhere and I forgot that I read it, but I digress so I’ll just start with a new sentence for a better impact.

Change is Bound to Come

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This is a Guest Post where contributors write for A Canada Immigrant’s Blog.

I have enjoyed reading this blog. I was happy to see that this blogger is indeed rattling his cage. As an immigrant from the third world myself, I have faced similar feelings that CinniKull did and on some days felt a level of frustration that I did not think would ever end.

Perhaps behind my sense of agony about not ”succeeding” in Canada was my viewpoint which was shaped by my experiences thus far. In other words:

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	Guest Posts Fear and Loathing in Ontario This is a Guest Post where contributors write for A Canada Immigrant’s Blog. For some new Canadians like myself, there’s an additional reason to live in constant apology, fear and loathing: Guilt by association. And bracing for the recurring media hate-fests, taunts and torments after events we have no control over. No matter how non-religious, apolitical, non-ethnic, liberal, secular, agnostic, sceptical, atheistic we are, we cannot disassociate ourselves from the associative burden/baggage of our roots. Continue Reading To Immigrate or Not to Immigrate This is a Guest Post where contributors write for A Canada Immigrant’s Blog. A disciple asked his Zen master: “Shall I get married or not?” “Whatever you choose you will regret it!”, answered the Zen master. So the answer to our question would be the same. But I have read something else – that’s the problem of being an avid reader, it’s difficult to come with something original and whatever I think it is original I might have read it somewhere and I forgot that I read it, but I digress so I’ll just start with a new sentence for a better impact. Continue Reading Change is Bound to Come This is a Guest Post where contributors write for A Canada Immigrant’s Blog. I have enjoyed reading this blog. I was happy to see that this blogger is indeed rattling his cage. As an immigrant from the third world myself, I have faced similar feelings that CinniKull did and on some days felt a level of frustration that I did not think would ever end. Perhaps behind my sense of agony about not ”succeeding” in Canada was my viewpoint which was shaped by my experiences thus far. In other words: Continue Reading