chingus only · 12d
i keep forgetting to send this but this is just an acute observation but i feel like children of immigrants in toronto or more so the GTA seem much more fluent than children of immigrants in the US (unless of course they grew up in an area with their diaspora like children of latino immigrants who grew up in miami to tend to be fluent in spanish especially since spanish i spoke just as much as english in miami) and on top of that a lot are also decently fluent in french and i wonder if it’s because toronto and the GTA as a whole is very diverse (i know toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world and one of my mutuals says it’s a true immigrant city where you meet people from everywhere) so it’s not acceptable? compared to the us where it’s only seen as acceptable i guess in cities with large diasporas
it's common for people here to speak/understand at least one other language bc a lot of us are children of immigrants. i don't speak my language fluently but i can speak basic sentences and understand it perfectly bc my parents spoke it and i grew up in my community. we're not forced to assimilate and all cultures are celebrated and embraced compared to the u.s. it's completely normal to hear foreign languages just as much as i hear english in public but i don't rly meet french speakers unless they're from french-speaking african countries or moved from quebec. there's always a cultural festival celebrating diversity and communities for all to enjoy and you can find a restaurant serving amazing traditional food from all over the world. i always recommend people visit in the summer. there's so much to do, the food is amazing and you'll have a time!
in the u.s, i feel like you're forced to be a proud patriot and america down 24/7 like your culture is beaten out of you and you're shamed into putting america first which is so sad. at best, it's tolerated to a point :/
