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The other thing is also perhaps related, it is not that they do not appreciate it… in my opinion, they simply do not understand it: they are not used to the excessive structuring and bureaucratization of our countries and societies. So the…
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What I liked about Europe is that I learned autonomy, to be independent, not to depend on someone. You alone can do that, do you understand? Even as I, I mean I see that women here are not like in Africa, that a woman always has to be with…
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Yes, they say that in Europe it is difficult, but it is not like in Africa, understood? And then, in Europe, every man has his rights. It's not like there , where those in power do as they please. Even here , when there's a queue, even if…
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Those who left Libya, deciding to leave it, have left it… they have left it exactly because they could not sustain that level of violence within the country. So, I don’t know, then the fact that those living in Libya are subjected to…
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There is a beautiful Sayad book, I think it is “The Double Absence”: so, I flip the question back onto you: in reality, what is the effect on the country that they leave, no? The Ukrainian caretakers that come to take care of our elderly……
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So… they hide a lot, but humanly, you can understand them too. In some way, to avoid worrying their families, then, in reality, let’s be honest, also because it is a half failure for them, coming here. There are those who are among the most…
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Then when one is here, I mean, after a long time I’d say, I have started to miss home, when I felt lonely in moments of solitude and I needed to go back home. Because my father, who was there, did not very much agree with my departure.…
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I don't hide anything from my mother, I tell her the truth, I tell her everything. Even for her it is not important if I send her money; she only wants to know if I am well, she tells me "I can save my hunger for you, the important thing is…
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The relationship with the country of origin is very strong because there is the culture, the language, the family… it is very strong. Then even when you leave, you still always leave saying "I will come back with a good memory". You will…
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I have often had to deal with very young people who have found themselves plunged within a reception system that is almost detention-like, where extremely rigid rules are in force as if you were dealing with people who have committed…
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