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Do emigrants always tend to hate their own country or love it too much?
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Well, I have recently found that there are 2 types of emigrants, particularly Russian ones:
Those who miss their motherland, and even tend to rant about the country, they moved to, they listen to crappy music, which they hated back then etc, and those, who hate country they came from, and even can't stand literally everything, related with the homeland and its surroundings.
And he doesn't care about good things happening in the country, he just hates it on emotional level, and that's it.
For example, my friend(i mentioned him over million times) has been living in the UK for 7 years, and he don't want to hear anything about his home country, he just enjoys his wealthy life here, in London. (and he's particularly mad about everything Japanese, and he knows Japanese quite properly, aside from English and Russian, which seem to be 2 native langs for him)
Well, what do you think?
Those who miss their motherland, and even tend to rant about the country, they moved to, they listen to crappy music, which they hated back then etc, and those, who hate country they came from, and even can't stand literally everything, related with the homeland and its surroundings.
And he doesn't care about good things happening in the country, he just hates it on emotional level, and that's it.
For example, my friend(i mentioned him over million times) has been living in the UK for 7 years, and he don't want to hear anything about his home country, he just enjoys his wealthy life here, in London. (and he's particularly mad about everything Japanese, and he knows Japanese quite properly, aside from English and Russian, which seem to be 2 native langs for him)
Well, what do you think?
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Stereotypically they tend to hate Britain because it's full of foreigners and they hate Spain because it's full of foreigners
I missed a lot of stupid things.
I didn't hate Germany, great place, but I did appreciate things I took for granted at home.
(Mostly the tea).
Pack some typhoo bags.
Some people are miserable whichever country they're in.
Everyone who visited home would bring back a TON of English tea - the place where I worked was nearly always supplied.
We always get people to bring After Eights and Walkers Crisps (especially cheese and onion)
I was going to mention the crisps, no cheese and onion in Germany:eek::D
But the delicious paprika flavoured ones make up for it
I just adored their fresh bread rolls. Paprika Crisps are just delicious as is their chocolate.
Haha! I know someone like this. I find it hilarious.
Well, If I move to the UK, i will love both countries, im pretty sure
Well, here's the true division of emigrants
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=102271467&postcount=12
It surely depends partly on why people have emigrated. If it is to get a better job, or because they have married someone from that country, they are likely to suffer from homesickness. If it is to flee war and persecution, not so much. Also I think it is easier on the whole for young people to assimilate, which doesn't mean they don't take pride in their national origins. And there can be a gender difference. Some of the Ugandan Asian women who came to Britain in the 1970's seem barely to have learned a single word of English; their husbands had to go out to work, so they learned English language and customs, but it is quite common to find older women who literally seem to have moved in an Indian bubble for the last 40 years.