Birthland Vs. Motherland

I remember those days when I was in school and the teacher would ask the class to write an essay about your Janmabumiya ( Birthland) though I think I picked Sri Lanka for this it always had me feeling strange.

As I see it ...

Janmabumiya - Birthland or the place you were born in
Mathrubumiya - Motherland or the place you belong or your home country

So the way I always rationalized for my self that for me...

Janmabumiya ( Birthland) = Thailand
Mathrubumiya ( Motherland) = Sri Lanka


At the end of the day I guess no one else really would care about the difference...but I have come to understand that I do. I guess its part of the identity I'm forming for myself and in a way how I differentiate my self from those around me.

I guess I'm just thinking aloud here... and its part of the self consciousness that I'm experiencing through the time in my home away from home.