The high school student is waiting to get out of the country and study in the US, the 20 something girl is waiting to marry someone in New York or London, the old lady from amritsar just wants her passport so she can head back to apna gao and apna desh..and everyone I meet is telling me - if only this happens, we are all set and we can move out.
There is a sense of this city, this country, this destination being just a stop gap arrangement, people talk about where they would rather be, where they are planning to go and why they are stuck here.
So, now I am wondering..what is it about Canada? that people dont want to be here forever for? what is it that makes it not-good-enuf? What is it that makes people cringe when they tell you they have lived here all their lives??Oh well..I guess I will just wait for the answer..