My background is Indian and ever since I was in grade 2/3 I realized that I was NOT part of the societal majority. I grew up in Newfoundland and I remember getting on the schoolbus the weekend after Easter. I sat next to a girl who (back then) seemed much older than I was. She asked me if I had gone to church for Easter, to which I explained I was Hindu and didn't go to church. She got all indignant and tried to explain to me that it didn't matter where I came from... once you moved to Canada you had to convert to Christianity. I knew it wasn't true, but her vehemence bothered me a lot. I never sat next to her again.
I was first identified by colour when I moved to my new school in Ontario. A lot of the boys were mildly racist and would tell me to go back to Pakistan. To which I would shout back "I was born in England you idiots!"
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Date: 2005-04-03 05:36 am (UTC)I was first identified by colour when I moved to my new school in Ontario. A lot of the boys were mildly racist and would tell me to go back to Pakistan. To which I would shout back "I was born in England you idiots!"