tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post7876852099734553193..comments2024-03-17T11:33:23.580+04:00Comments on From There to Here: Part VII: O Canada, Our Home and Native LandJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04585816729964741872noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-22483702908150651422013-08-07T00:53:26.312+04:002013-08-07T00:53:26.312+04:00this is really annoying and it happens in australi...this is really annoying and it happens in australia too!Gabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639651610966790191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-67296805567771161092013-08-05T21:06:05.754+04:002013-08-05T21:06:05.754+04:00Ha! I know the small-town mentality all too well. ...Ha! I know the small-town mentality all too well. When my family moved across the country (from Ontario to BC) to a smallish town in the interior and it took me years to settle in, adjust and find my footing. It didn't help this happened during my high school years, but at least it got me accustomed to some of the curious/interesting/strange/borderline offensive statements that can come out of people's mouths. <br /><br />Enjoy your visit home Rika and make sure Timmy Hos is a daily indulgence! *mmmmmmm, the coffee*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126138735761537870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-61381080507474606322013-08-05T06:59:13.046+04:002013-08-05T06:59:13.046+04:00The photos of lululemon and Timmy Hos make me so e...The photos of lululemon and Timmy Hos make me so excited to visit home in a few days!! And yeah, JoAnna, I see that happening all the time and I have to be like PEOPLE PLEASE just think about the semantics and then use your words and ask what you really mean! Especially being from Saskatchewan, we have such a low low population of visible ethnic minorities, even people from inside the province do the dreaded, "but where are you actually from?" to anyone who doesn't look Caucasian. Rikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372566622346733578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-49807197531515536212013-08-03T19:24:30.744+04:002013-08-03T19:24:30.744+04:00Thanks Andi!Thanks Andi!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126138735761537870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-35409435487329926472013-08-03T19:24:16.477+04:002013-08-03T19:24:16.477+04:00I'm chiming in: "me three." ;-)I'm chiming in: "me three." ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126138735761537870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-39158822752819193122013-08-03T19:23:54.880+04:002013-08-03T19:23:54.880+04:00Thanks Megan for a very thorough and thoughtful co...Thanks Megan for a very thorough and thoughtful comment! I find that multiculturalism is so layered in countries like Canada and the US and while it's similar in both countries, the issues of assimilation and integration are different in both. I find it interesting (sometimes amusing) how Americans can break down their heritage to quarters, fifths and eights. There's always a hyphenated labelling where people seem to capture their identity as "Italian-American," "African-American," "Chinese-American," "Mexican-American," and on...and on. I think it's an interesting point to make, because in terms of identity - for the most part - Canadians are just "Canadian." With the exception of the Quebecois and First Nations, it's rare to run into someone who says "I'm Korean-Canadian" or "Dutch-Canadian." <br /><br />It makes me wonder about the labels we give ourselves (man, woman, black, white, Canadian, American, gay, straight, etc.) as I think the identity markers we use say a lot about how we view ourselves and the world around.<br /><br />Thanks also (re: blog + Instagram)! I enjoy your feeds/writing as well, it's nice to see Scandinavia through your eyes. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126138735761537870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-2212167907450633682013-08-03T01:26:11.946+04:002013-08-03T01:26:11.946+04:00I couldn't agree more with what you and Megan ...I couldn't agree more with what you and Megan said!Andi of My Beautiful Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255015430958927483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-43127557270638094542013-08-02T22:54:06.158+04:002013-08-02T22:54:06.158+04:00This series does make me a little nostalgic for Ca...This series does make me a little nostalgic for Canada too, Justina!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585816729964741872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-24768439260106491942013-08-02T20:08:26.943+04:002013-08-02T20:08:26.943+04:00Makes me miss Canada :(Makes me miss Canada :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543298296404613054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-40990902858517235222013-08-02T18:43:23.930+04:002013-08-02T18:43:23.930+04:00lol I giggled about your Timmys and Lulu mention ;...lol I giggled about your Timmys and Lulu mention ;)<br /><br />PS - I've been awful about checking in with my favorite blogs - I love the new look around here! Very fancy and fresh!!Kym Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08208720750081935596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3989837755018110330.post-70965886897697164722013-08-02T18:21:25.701+04:002013-08-02T18:21:25.701+04:00i adored this post ;) being american, i can compl...i adored this post ;) being american, i can completely sympathize with it. i have had friends visit or ran into other americans that visit norway and they don't look like the stereotypical california blonde and people see that they are of asian descent and always ask where they are from and when they say 'american', the people look beyond shocked!<br /><br />it's so funny, b/c as an american in the US, we kind of have an unwritten rule that says when people that are american ask you where you're from, you tell them your ancestry. but when you travel to europe, you say you're american. it was so weird telling people i was american. i was so used to telling them im 1/4 lithuanian, 1/4 czech, 1/4 native american, and 1/4 german LOL. but now i just say that im american. doesnt sound nearly as exotic ;)<br /><br />the other day i was working and a guy who spoke spanish came in to my cafe. one of my coworkers asked him where he was from and he said boston, MA. then of course, they asked him where he was 'from from'. LOL. i apologized to him and explained to him and her that the US has no official languages and we speak hundreds of languages within the country and norwegians dont know that ;) <br /><br />i understand where you're coming from. i seriously do. and i know that until someone lives in a country like canada or the US, they wont truly understand how multicultural the places are.<br /><br />btw...i love your blog and instagram acct :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com