Curious Canadian

In the article “Sitting on Fire” (AugustSeptember 2022) writer Shezan Muhammedi implies that Canadians should not ask other Canadians where they came from. The author suggests that, by doing so, questioners can be seen as perhaps attempting to belittle those they are questioning. That could be true in some cases, but that is no reason to criticize askers such as me who are genuinely interested in people. As a world traveller, I find people interesting to talk with and have always — yes, always — found those I asked to be interested in telling me about themselves.