Tuesday, January 24, 2006
If you don't like it...
Lately I have often heard the statement made to non Anglo immigrants to Australia, 'If you don't like it here you can always go back.' The attitude appears to be—don't bring your culture with you, adopt ours.
When our forefathers came here I wonder if they said to the aborigines, 'As we are coming to your country we will adopt your culture.' Of course they didn't. They adopted the policy of assimilating the aborigines into the introduced Anglo culture.
Funny how we always seem to think our way is best and everyone else should change.
When our forefathers came here I wonder if they said to the aborigines, 'As we are coming to your country we will adopt your culture.' Of course they didn't. They adopted the policy of assimilating the aborigines into the introduced Anglo culture.
Funny how we always seem to think our way is best and everyone else should change.
