30 Years of Living in the West

[ICEcold]

I'd imagine most of our parents came to the west from the 1990s onwards. Now that the second generation have largely reached adulthood, I think it's an interesting time of reflection.

From translating government documents for our parents when we were still learning the alphabet at school, to graduating, working jobs and starting families, or being a gang menace spending your days in HMP Feltham. It sure has been a long ride

I wonder how different the next generation's experiences will be, and if they'll be significantly divorced from their culture.

 

[Farah717]

All immigrant families/diaspora born in west will eventually lose their identity and eventually mix whether it's by mixing out or losing culture/religion it's inevitable . This will happen next 100-200 years from now. It's already begun most 3rd gen Somalis dont speak Somali to their kids.

 

[al-Mu'tamid المعتمد]

Another day in the west.

 

[Abu Hesi]

Another day in the west.

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I'm only here for lacag tbh

 

[sums20]

I'm second gen lol so I didn't have this experience but both my parents were raised in the west so I think I'm a typical second gen

 

[The truth seeker]

I'm only here for lacag tbh

Most western countries are becoming expensive shit holes where you can’t get a job cause there’s are million other people with the same degree

UK ,Canada , and Australia are done

 

[ZBR]

Most western countries are becoming expensive shit holes where you can’t get a job cause there’s are million other people with the same degree

UK ,Canada , and Australia are done

The Dubai ification of the world

Also in stagnant times only way to make new money is to conquer new land so either they conqueror us or us them

 

[The truth seeker]

The Dubai ification of the world

Also in stagnant times only way to make new money is to conquer new land so either they conqueror us or us them

It feels like a weird mix of Dubai , Japan and china with all the new censorship laws

Dubai feels so fake to me it’s like a in your face reflection of the modern materialistic world

 

[scarecrow]

I'd imagine most of our parents came to the west from the 1990s onwards. Now that the second generation have largely reached adulthood, I think it's an interesting time of reflection.

From translating government documents for our parents when we were still learning the alphabet at school, to graduating, working jobs and starting families, or being a gang menace spending your days in HMP Feltham. It sure has been a long ride

I wonder how different the next generation's experiences will be, and if they'll be significantly divorced from their culture.

Yes that was me translating for my mother at 13 years old at the council tax office hahaha I left the the UK 10 years ago so I have totally different perspective. The next generation have educated parents well versed in the language and mostly middle clsss upbringing with parents who are home owners mostly I believe but I could be wrong.

 

[Keep it a boqol]

I'm second gen lol so I didn't have this experience but both my parents were raised in the west so I think I'm a typical second gen

Is there a lot of people like your parents who grew up in the UK. My generation they came here as adults

 

[sums20]

Is there a lot of people like your parents who grew up in the UK. My generation they came here as adults

Nah I'm not around a lot of somalis but everyone i meet is a a first gen the only second gens I know are my cousins and a few family friends. I think my family left quite early during the war both my parents were 5 and grew up in western countries my mum said she was one of the ogs in Canada. Thinking about it though there's definitely more second gen over here but just not a lot.