Had 2 days off last Thursday and Friday - decided to do something thats characteristic of me, in two ways - take a spontaneous (read:unplanned) lone road trip to Toronto. I'm not particularly fond of the city, rather my agenda was to see a good friend before she left the country.
My friend happens to be mixed asian, so I spent lots of time with her and her chinese pals - mostly Hong Kong Indonesian natives who in similar circumstances to mine came to Canada to study and were now working diaspora.
My discoveries, which may strike you as sweepingly ignorant generalities, are only observational notes that appear to be consistent:
1- Young asians here are sharper more focused than most diaspora i have interacted with since coming to canada.
2- They are incredibly hard working and often passionate about succeeding.
3- They are modest when it comes to furniture, but go all out when it comes to tech. This must point to some sort of frugality or honed spending habits.
4- Most young asians in the diaspora will go to great lengths to learn their language and culture, often travelling back to their home countries to learn the language.
5- It is incredibly difficult to estimate their age. I failed each time i tried.
6- Soju - Korean rice wine - is bloody fantastic. It is 20% alcohol, presenting itself like a fine mild vodka that goes down like tap water, and is just as refreshing. No pungent smell or aftertaste. It is drunk from a shotglass among friends during or after dinner, sometimes alongside an omena-like fried dish. Bottle was so good i bebad it back to Montreal and I'm still sippin sippin it from time to time.
Great learning experience overall. As Kenyan diaspora I think we are challenged to learn from a few of these salient features of the asian community abroad. It is in knowledge of self that we shall truly be liberated and successful in these distant lands.
My friend happens to be mixed asian, so I spent lots of time with her and her chinese pals - mostly Hong Kong Indonesian natives who in similar circumstances to mine came to Canada to study and were now working diaspora.
My discoveries, which may strike you as sweepingly ignorant generalities, are only observational notes that appear to be consistent:
1- Young asians here are sharper more focused than most diaspora i have interacted with since coming to canada.
2- They are incredibly hard working and often passionate about succeeding.
3- They are modest when it comes to furniture, but go all out when it comes to tech. This must point to some sort of frugality or honed spending habits.
4- Most young asians in the diaspora will go to great lengths to learn their language and culture, often travelling back to their home countries to learn the language.
5- It is incredibly difficult to estimate their age. I failed each time i tried.
6- Soju - Korean rice wine - is bloody fantastic. It is 20% alcohol, presenting itself like a fine mild vodka that goes down like tap water, and is just as refreshing. No pungent smell or aftertaste. It is drunk from a shotglass among friends during or after dinner, sometimes alongside an omena-like fried dish. Bottle was so good i bebad it back to Montreal and I'm still sippin sippin it from time to time.
Great learning experience overall. As Kenyan diaspora I think we are challenged to learn from a few of these salient features of the asian community abroad. It is in knowledge of self that we shall truly be liberated and successful in these distant lands.
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Kijana what happened to nchi yetu daily?For the past 3 or so weeks, it has been unaccessible...
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