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Last year, I began university and moved on campus. On my story (or level? I''m not sure of the word), half of the students were from another country, and since it''s a francophone university, none of them were from the United States, so their culture was really different than what I was used to, and I liked it. I found that their mentality was a lot closer to mine than other local students. I ended up being the only student from Quebec who kept hanging out with them.
To put it bluntly, I''ve never felt Canadian, or Quebecer, and now, it seems clearer than ever that I don''t really belong here. My only worry is that these students are not representative of their culture, since only "rich" parents from these countries can send their children abroad for study.
For example, one of these students is from Morocco. One day, she called home, and a girl answered. She was confused, because she didn''t have any sister. My friend''s mom later told her that they had adopted this girl, because her parents had died, and none of her uncles could take care of her.
This seems so amazing to me. I don''t know personally anyone who has ever adopted a kid in Quebec, and my friend tells me that in Morocco, it''s almost frequent. She knows several people who have done it, and it seems so natural for them.
Does anyone have a similar story to tell? I''m seriously considering going abroad after my B.Sc., but I have no idea where I should go. I need to escape from the western mentality. Any suggestion?
Cédric
In French, yes. But how would you pronounce it? The same way Americans destroy words like "gourmet" or "sautéed"?
Of course the anglophones are "tête carrée".