Everytime we touch i get this feeling12/9/2023 You’ll find them used in local graffiti they’re a staple in both sweet and savoury meals and very much a symbol of pride for our diverse agriculture. The DR talks and breathes bananas, and they are representative of the culture at large. Surely, it was a bad batch that day, I thought - but it wasn’t. Sadly not - Dole bananas are mushy and somehow grainy, with an overall absence of flavour.Īfter my first bite of a Canadian banana, I was shattered. When I moved to Canada, I assumed that the bananas I would pick up at the University College dining hall would equally satisfy my tropical fruit craving. On my home island, the Dominican Republic (DR), bananas are supposed to be super sweet, smooth, dense, and bursting with flavour. I am rather particular with my bananas, for more reasons than one. This marks the beginning of the renewed Arts and Culture column In Translation, which is all about the complexities of language! This column will feature the stories of different students who have a ‘home’ other than Canada and their experiences adapting to the verbal, physical, and cultural language of Canadian society.
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