I don't love nor feel anything for my homecountry

[yeawutever]

Is it normal not to feel a thing for your original country you were born in. B/c see I came here to Miami at the age of 4 (was born in Peru), but if there was a war between the U.S. and Peru, I would stick go for the U.S.

 

I just would never understand how would someone who also came very little (like my age or less) say that they love where they were born in if they know nothing (very little if possible).

 

I would not even waer a shirt having the Peruvian flag, if I feel nothing for it.

Don't get me wrong, I might come one of these day and visit there to see my other family sometime in the future, but I definitely not live there.

[CarnelianButterfly]

My friend from Argentina is very much the same. She said that she no longer feels its her home and she doesn't feel comfortable there. She said it has a lot to do with the crime, political problems and how unsafe she feels. She came to the US as an adult and plans to only go back to Argentina to see her family.

[ariyadhana]

I don't think there is anything wrong with that at all. It is definitely better than the blind patriotism some people exhibit.

[doyathink]

I think that maybe you are paying allegiance to the country you call home now. You ARE an American, this IS your home, you are a citizen of the U.S. and you can and should be proud of who you are. However, you can also be proud that you are of Peruvian heritage!

[BellaDonna]

You can still be proud of your culture without having to be enthusiastic about your country of origin. Age 4 is young. Most of your life has been spent in the U.S. It's understandable. Home is where you feel it is.

 

 

BellaDonna