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I’ve been told many times in the past to go back to where I came from, so apparently for some people, my ‘homeland’ is somewhere that’s not here.
Maybe the 20th century is too far back in history now, but my dad was born in Busan during the Korean War, and my grandparents are from slightly north of the 38th Parallel. And prior to that they lived through the Japanese occupation.
So depending on how the wars played out, and various lines drawn, my ‘homeland’ could have been Japan, or North Korea.As it is, I’m fortunate to have been able to choose to be British, not sure I retain much 19th century ideology, other than my favourite Queen Victoria porcelain tea set.
I think ‘homeland’ was too loaded a word to use.
Acliff
lynx
WTF is a homeland anyway? “This ethnic group belongs in the geographical area, this geographical area belongs to that ethnic group”? Nice 19th century ideology you’ve got going there, shame if it crashed into the 21st century with devastating consequences.