Lather,
Very interesting that you'd raise this - especially in view of how it affected you in 'the Old Country' as those in the diaspora often refer to the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and other countries in which our Churches originate.
In fact, we often tend to think that this (the effects of being either genuinely welcomed or not in a strange parish) is only a concern in the Americas, Australia, and Western Europe. We just recently discussed this in another thread, I'll see if I can find it to post a link - it's always a tpic of both interest and concern.
Many years,
Neil
