Top 10 Things People Should Know About TCKs
Top 10 Things People Should Know About Third Culture Kids.
1. Don’t make me pick a culture. I change cultures like a shirt.
2. Don’t hate me if I’m quick to say goodbye. I don’t miss you, but I still love you.
3. I may not always understand your pop culture. Don’t be shocked if I’ve never heard of some celebrities.
4. I’ll say weird greetings and change accents sometimes. Don’t be scared.
5. I may feel restless staying in one place too long. Relax, you can find me on Facebook.
6. I don’t open up easily so keep asking questions. I secretly want to share my experiences if you’re open-minded.
7. Living in a country doesn’t make me an expert. Please just Google it.
8. Don’t assume anything. I don’t necessarily identify with my race, ethnicity and passport country.
9. I’m different, but I’m human just like you. Don’t reject and ostracize me.
10. Please don’t think I’m arrogant if I speak in different languages. I can’t help it.
11.*bonus: Enjoy your time with me while I’m still here. You never know when I’ll leave.
April 5th, 2008 at 1:00 am
Saying goodbye! definitely relevant to me at the moment!
I’ll be leaving university for the summer and I wont be seeing my new friends for 4 months. Talking about saying goodbye, someone randomly asked me if I would cry. Straight away I answered no. Now this seemed kind of strange to them… but to me there was no second thought… 4 months? I havnt seen two best friends in about a year!
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June 13th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
2. Don’t hate me if I’m quick to say goodbye. I don’t miss you, but I still love you.
–> quick to say goodbye but extremely slow to realize it is real goodbye
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