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I’m mixed and I thought it would be interesting to find out how many of us on here are mixes with parents from two or more countries, as well as find out how well you can relate to your mother countries.
oh and any Swedes or Thais here???? 
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December 2nd, 2007 at 12:19 pm
I already wrote this on Warona’s question, but here’s what I said lol
I’m Quarter English, Quarter Welsh, Half Filipino. My mom was born and grew up in Philippines and after she finished college she toured Asia with a Filipino band as their singer and eventually met my English/Welsh TCK dad while performing in Malaysia, where my dad was currently working. They were married in Malaysia and moved to Saudi Arabia. They had me a year later in England and then moved straight back to Saudi lol where we lived for a while.
In answer to your question, I don’t relate to any of my countries. I have nothing in common with people in England. And whenever I go to Philippines I feel kinda spoiled and rich compared to everyone else. Not better than anyone, I feel embarrassed because my mom is from a really small bario away from the city. Everyone knows everyone there and its a really close community. It’s also really simple there, and it’s nice to go there and not have to try really hard to have to fit in. It’s all about family and friends and doing things together. I don’t know the language though, and that does make it hard.
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December 2nd, 2007 at 9:16 pm
I’m a multiracial TCK so count me in. I think Kristine is too, she has some Spanish and Chinese.
I’m French/Vietnamese and Ethiopian. But I’m sure most of you probably already know that!
Here’s how my parents met:
http://www.tckid.com/group/introducing-brice/
Here’s the post Charm was referring to:
http://www.tckid.com/group/masala/
I’m also like Charm, and don’t relate to any of the countries I’ve lived in.
Anyone else?
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December 4th, 2007 at 3:59 am
My mother is Finnish but also a TCK from Thailand, my dad is from the USA. I have lived in Thailand and Laos all my life so that is how mixed I am. I am not Swedish or Thai but i know both languages… heh. Swedish not so well.
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December 5th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
My dad’s chinese and my mum is english.
I hate the fact that now because we live in england, my chinese is getting worse and worse. We used to live in china, but now we just go back for holidays. The worst thing is, all my friends at the international school have left so it’s all a bit depressing.:(
I really wish that I could be part of one of the countries, in china I’ll always be a ‘wai guo ren’ (westerner) and in england I’m chinese. We should embrace that fect that we are part of different cultures, but sometimes it would be nice to be able to say ‘I am …..’ .
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December 28th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
I am half Filipino and half Dutch. My mother grew up in the Philippines, whereas my father grew up in the Netherlands. They both emigrated to the states when they were in their early twenties.
I currently live in Germany, but will be finishing up high school at an international school next year in Den Haag.
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February 15th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Hi Livia, I joined after this was posted so I didn’t get to read this until now. But if you see this comment, I was just wondering what it was like growing up Eurasian in China. You said you will always be a “外国人” right? (I’m slowly learning Chinese on my own
I know the feeling of wanting to fit into one country. I’ve always wanted to say I was British but my dad’s family moved there from Mauritius when he was 19 and I never lived there, so I don’t feel I really come from there, even though it’s my passport country. Well, now I have a green card, and I also have Dutch citizenship from my mom, so I have 3 countries I’m not really from but have some ties to. It’s really strange.
Anyway, would love to hear from you
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February 15th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Hi Angelic, I like your question, also the responses people have added. It’s really interesting to read. I’m excited because this is something I can relate to!!
I’m quite a mix, 1/4 Dutch, 1/4 German, 1/4 Mauritian, and 1/4 Seychellwois
and I only speak English 
I relate the most to Holland because that’s where my mom is from and she raised me to be kind of Dutch in some aspects, but I look more Mauritian/Sheychellois, and I have some characteristics from those cultures, but since I don’t speak either language, I ended up claiming England as my home since my dad’s family moved there and since I was born there and I speak the language and that’s where my passport is from
It’s fun answering the question, “Where are you from” (I posted a blog on that a while ago)!
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February 15th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
p.s. speaking of parents from different countries, I just thought about cousins/relatives from different countries. Because my family has spread out all over, I have cousins who are almost completely Dutch, Dutch and British, Mauritian/Seychellois and Dutch, M/S & Brazilian, M/S & Austrian, M/S & French & Chinese
It’s kind of strange to think about having cousins who don’t share all my ethnicities!
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February 15th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Hey all of you all!
Well count me in too. My Mum is 1/2 British and 1/2 American but grew up in the same house for her whole life. And my father is German and grew up with his grandparents in german until the end of high school when he moved to the New Mexico for the end of school. I speak German and English but am not completely home in either place (US DE or UK). So yeah for multi cultures…..!!! :-)…..
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February 15th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
my mom is belgian ( who grew up in Belgium) and my dad is american but grew up in India to missionary parents. I live in the states but I try not to favor either country more than the other because i feel connected to both and I enjoy having two nationalities.
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