Life is tougher for second-generation Canadians
CBC Radio | Posted: March 3, 2017 10:10 PM | Last Updated: May 2, 2017
It's a debate for the ages! Mike Rita discusses the difficulties of growing up with immigrant parents, while Abdul Butt defends cross-generational wisdom.
Mike Rita argues that second-generation Canadians inherit nothing but trouble from their families.
Your parents come here and they want you to succeed—but not too much. It's like they take you to Disneyland and when you're going in, they're like, "Oh no no, just the parking lot, that's not for you." - Mike Rita
Meanwhile, Abdul Butt says nothing spices up your life quite like your immigrant diaspora.
Ancestry.com made 750 million dollars last year, you know why? Because there are no follow-up questions to "I'm from Cornwall, Ontario." - Abdul Butt
Listen to this debate to learn why there's more to life than ham sandwiches.