Relatives in the old country

I never knew some of mine from Poland and Russia because they were gassed in Nazi concentration camps.

my relatives in the new country don't keep in touch, much less the old..

I don't know any of them, but I wish I did.

With my mum

They wish me a Happy Birthday, they wish me a Merry Christmas, and I oblige. That's about it for me on Facebook.

No, they don't keep in touch unless they want something. I have one cousin who only emails every few years when she wants to come for the winter. She wants a free place to stay, chauffeur service and to be catered to all for free.