pwner
February 24, 2014, 3:37am
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Re: Abcd fob…whatever
Yes, I did say that and it holds true for the “new arrivals” I was referring to. The pattern that I have observed with “new arrivals” who go astray is that their upbringing wasn’t all that great to begin with (contrary to the opinion of many who think that all families back home are shining examples of religiosity and modesty). In most of the cases (that I’m familiar with) the parents seemed rather the type who don’t lead by example and had a “do as I say but not as I do” parenting style, so it would be accurate to say that their upbringing was quite lacking and had more to do with their issues than the environment.
My comment regarding new arrivals was more in response to what several posters had implied, which was that all people who are raised abroad end up becoming cultureless and irreligious individuals with no connection to their roots, while everyone raised back is a shining examplesof culture and religious practice. Now, I am not saying that there aren’t some people who lose touch with their culture but to generalise and state that everyone who moves abroad or was raised abroad loses their cultural identity is absurd.
Probably what RV is trying to say that is the prevailing culture had a huge role to play in the examples you mentioned. As you said, those kids went ‘astray’ after expereinceing the freedom of the west. So basically, environment CAN play a big role. It would’ve been a bit more difficult for these kids (with not a very good upbringing) to go astray in eastern culture.