I feel it's time to declare a 'Stand By Your Nationality' month!
Often, people from so-called third-world countries need to struggle to obtain a first-world passport to at last be able to have a successful career - or simply to survive. All those have the unfortunate tendency to then claim to be 'French', 'English', 'Canadian', etc, rather then their first, original, nationality (typically from Africa, Asia or Latin America).
I would urge all those dual citizens to be proud of their original nationality, and stand by their roots, whenever possible (i.e. not for administrative, professional or travel purposes...). Be proud to be from whatever 'underdeveloped' country you are, because the current 'underdevelopment' is simply the result of century-long forced exploitation by a 'developed' country. Be proud of where you came from, because most likely every step on the path was difficult and required hard work, perseverance and cunningness. And each time you claim your original nationality, you will shed good light on your country.
Often, people from so-called third-world countries need to struggle to obtain a first-world passport to at last be able to have a successful career - or simply to survive. All those have the unfortunate tendency to then claim to be 'French', 'English', 'Canadian', etc, rather then their first, original, nationality (typically from Africa, Asia or Latin America).
I would urge all those dual citizens to be proud of their original nationality, and stand by their roots, whenever possible (i.e. not for administrative, professional or travel purposes...). Be proud to be from whatever 'underdeveloped' country you are, because the current 'underdevelopment' is simply the result of century-long forced exploitation by a 'developed' country. Be proud of where you came from, because most likely every step on the path was difficult and required hard work, perseverance and cunningness. And each time you claim your original nationality, you will shed good light on your country.
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