Congo Immigrant Impression of USA
Congo Immigrant Impression of USA
I met with a Congolese immigrant in Washington DC and talked to him a little of his initial impressions of the USA.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Brooklyn, New York- November 6, 2008
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He had this to say:
"When I first came here from Congo I realized that America is not like America. What I saw was more like Africa. I thought that everyone was rich and that all cultures were mixed."
I hear these fairy tale stories about the USA wherever I travel. I can only imagine the disappointment that immigrants must have upon viewing America for what it really is for the first time.
I went for a walk through some crappy areas of Brooklyn this morning. There were lots of Latino immigrants working and hanging out in the streets. I can not imagine that this was their idea of America.
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I met with a Congolese immigrant in Washington DC and talked to him a little of his initial impressions of the USA.
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Wade from Vagabond Journey.com
in Brooklyn, New York- November 6, 2008
Travelogue -- Travel Photos
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He had this to say:
"When I first came here from Congo I realized that America is not like America. What I saw was more like Africa. I thought that everyone was rich and that all cultures were mixed."
I hear these fairy tale stories about the USA wherever I travel. I can only imagine the disappointment that immigrants must have upon viewing America for what it really is for the first time.
I went for a walk through some crappy areas of Brooklyn this morning. There were lots of Latino immigrants working and hanging out in the streets. I can not imagine that this was their idea of America.
Links to previous travelogue entries:
* Travel Blog Directory * Vagabond Journey.com * Travel Photos * Travel Questions and Answers
posted by Wade Vagabond Journey.com at
3:01 PM
2 Comments:
Perhaps all visitors everywhere view the places they arrive at through the spectacles of expectation.
Yeah, very true. But the incredible gulf between what many immigrants expect of the USA and what it actually is is incredible.
Maybe I should begin doing interviews about this. It is interesting.
Thanks for the comment!
Walk Slow,
Wade
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