Do you think I have a legitimate reason to hate my culture?

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I am 21 year old Canadian citizen but once was a immigrant from other country. I have a father who doesn't care about me nor does he listens to what I want to do with my life. Well to start off, my father supported my uncle(his younger brother) and his family because he was a bum. I mean literally a bum. He retired at age of 40 until he worked for my father's business. He stole money from the company my father got him hired at. My father borrowed the same money from him and he asked to be paid tenfold. As usual he got paid. It was amount you can buy an nice house in suburb of big city anywhere in U.S. So basically my father gave away his money to support my uncle and now I am on debt going to university. Actually my father wasn't making great amount of money either it's my grandpa(my father's father-in-law) who supported him and our family. My father did not let me work when I wanted to and he didn't let me hang out with my friends consecutive days during my summer break. I had no freedom. He told me to study all day. Also he drags me out for round of golf almost everyday and still does. I am exhausted most of the time. He doesn't care if I'm sick. Also he paid for my grandma's funeral and grave which is $30,000 U.S. When it could have been spent toward my education. He chose to honour the dead over his bloody son. To some it up, from what I have seen the North American parents were much supportive and lenient. My father was no good putting me on debt for his deadbeat brother and dead grandmother. My father was in huge debt when my deadbeat uncle was not. Why did he have to pay for the grave? My father tells me to shut up when I trash talk about his uncle. I wouldn't have minded so much if those money drained away were really my father's earning. Then it's his freedom to make the decision. I wouldn't have been too angry if those money were spent for charity. Why does a bum gets paid so much that he doesn't have to work for the rest of his life?

My mother just yells at me alot. When I make mistakes like during conversation. I became really timid and shy person with no confidence in myself. The time when I was really frustrated with her was when I was in high school, she arranged a ride to school for our neighbour everyday. Whom I hated so much. That was when I was in gr. 11 so I had two years to do that. I had to do that for a semester until I snapped at him. And last year she invited my cousin to come to Canada to study but the problem is she is a trouble maker. I forbade my mother to invite her and let her stay with us but she ignored me and went ahead. It turns out she is worse than what I predicted. She caused so much trouble during my exam period first year in university.

Really I get screwed over the fucking decisions I don't make. I don't think it's fair. So I hate my culture and the nation I was born into just because I don't have any freedom. I really wish I could live another life as a Canadian. Do you think I have a legitimate reason to hate my culture?
Yes it does, because I never saw my case happened to anyone in Canada. I doubt It happened to you. I'm saying parents have ultimate obligations in my culture.
 
It sounds like you're Chinese.

I don't think anyone can hate EVERYTHING about one's own culture but you can hate ELEMENTS of it.

I wouldn't blame you for hating the harsh pressure and lack of encouragment that Asian parents give to their kids.
 
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