why do most immigrants to a new country always refer to where they come from as Back in MY Country?

Question

This is mainly a Australian guestion , have you ever noticed most immigrants from all around the world doesn't matter if it's Greece Italy China India Middle East in fact anywhere are very quick to say they are as much Aussie as i am or anybody else.
But also in conversation they always say Back In My Country
or this is how it is or was In My Country
Why do so many people migrate to a new country but refuse to accept that countrys culture and life style, does anybody else notice these things or is everybody to scared to say anything as here in Australia if you open your mouth you are branded a racists
I am getting so tired of trying to communicate with people who cant speak English i feel like a outcast in my own country, why are people alowed to move and live in a country if they cant speak the language maybe its me i just want to pick up a newspaper and not read a man raped a woman his reason was she wore short skirt In MY Country women dont dress like that its her fault ect..

Answer 1

i understand what your saying, if someone moves to another country, they should know before hand what the customs are and if they disagree, dont move there. there is also the reverse, some can do no right because they come from a different culture. it all comes down to humanity, which seems to be a forgotten term. live and let live, as long as your not hurting anyone else. ignorance is no excuse for a crime. thats when they should be taken back to their country because thats probably why there in another country in the first place.

Answer 2

It's probably the first generation migrants. You don't expect them to completely forget about their own culture do you? This is exactly the kind of attitude that ghettosizes people. If you had a lot of white friends would it be called a white ghetto. Let me ask you if you lived in sydney and all through your growing up years you supported a local rugby team and then you moved to some other part of australia or for that matter south africa would you start supporting the local team there. The country they emigrate too in this case australia gains from the rich cultural heritage of other countries and it would do you more good to try to learn new cultures instead of wanting everyone to follow yours! Accepting citizenships does not mean giving up ethnic identity and cultural heritage. It means your allegiance is to the protection of that country. Nationalism is any ways an outdated idea these days become global "mate". I guess it's not false that the predominantly white population of australia is very racist. You just proved that! A "white only" immigration policy until 1977 australia still has a long way to go to improve inter race relations! Why is Australia not a republic, why does it have the union jack on it's flag. Is there still a "back in my Mother England" complex to be seen there?

Answer 3

I myself are Australian.Please tell me the Australian culture(bar the aboriginal culture)it is the people who came to this country that made the modern day Australian culture and you should embrace it.People come here for a better life.My husband my three children are from Ireland,my Nana is from Poland,my Poppa is from Russia.You can't expect people that here to just forget about who they are.Nest time you are speaking to a foreigner,have a little Patience,you just might learn something,even a new good recipe,you never know.

Answer 4

Pure ignorant people. Illiterate people. They do not deserve to be given the oportunity to live in a guest country. I was one of them. Lived 10 years in Australia, loved very much there. Became a citizen, always refer as "I am Australian, originally from Argentina". But very few did the same. I am 60 now, do you think I would be able to get a job, a general job with no much knowledge of trades. [e-mail]

Answer 5

It's the same as if you relocated from Perth to Sydney, for example, you'd still call Perth "your" hometown.

But yes I agree that immigrants should make an attempt to understand the cultures of the places they are moving to and certainly should learn the language

Answer 6

Ignorance and racism is alive down under. I'm so disappointed!

Answer 7

Partially because we make them feel so very, very welcome...