first July, the Canadian national holiday, I took the Canadian citizenship. I was wondering, what does this new status for me: While Austria is my cultural mother, Canada, the love of my life. In Austria, my past and my roots, and Canada represented my future and the potential that lies before me.
patriotism takes in Canada is not so much the qualities of nationalism, and allows individual cultural identities, exist peacefully together and enrich each other. (In Austria, I saw always more of a definition 'of local' towards immigrants). At the end of the ceremony were the nations that The new citizens came calling, to applause. What a beautiful multi-cultural gesture of welcome!
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