As the child of African immigrants and being born and raised in Canada, I am rather bored of this place. That is why I don't find it surprising that many Canadians stated that we don't think very highly of ourselves. Yes, this place is pretty awesome -- if you're an outsider. I understand why my parents and the parents of my friend's immigrated here when they did -- there is more freedom here, the laws are slack but not so slack that murderers can run around wild here (or can they?), the economy is quite strong (not too long ago, the Canadian dollar was worth more than the American dollar) and it is quite multicultural here.
But there are many countries that fit that description, which in my opinion, is why I always wonder, why come here? Since the days of Princess Diana, I have had this fascination with everything and anything British. Since then, I have always wanted to go to England because it's so similar to Canada but I have always loved the way everything is so "old" or antique there. I have always been something of a history buff and I feel Canada is too young/boring for me to stay here forever.
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