You know you're a TCK when...
I got this from a TCK (Third Culture Kid) newsletter (made up of stories/poems/etc. by TCKs, for TCKs). The qualities below are so true! You may only be able to truly appreciate them if you're an MK or TCK yourself, or perhaps if you know one...but the truth of the following statements can't be denied! Enjoy. (Oh, and I did also add a couple of others that weren't in the newsletter but are just as true)
You Know You're a TCK when....
1) You can't answer the question, "Where are you from?" or "Where's home for you?"
2) You speak two languages but can't spell in either.
3) Your life story uses the phrase, "And then we went to..." 5 times.
4) You think in grams, meters, and liters (or you can't think in any because you never could get all the different measurements straight!)
5) You realize that "furlough" is not a vacation.
6) You flew before you walked.
7) You have your passport before your driver's license.
8) An American brings up the name of a team, and you get the wrong sport.
9) You dream in a foreign language.
10) You can think of the word you want in another language, but the English word escapes you.
11) You hesitate before drinking from the tap.
12) You never know what to say when asked for your "permanent address."
13) You've heard too many people say, "Which do you like better, this country or that one?"
14) You tell an American that you shoe size is a 38...and you don't understand why he laughs so hard.
15) You go to a church that you've never been to before and find your picture on their bulletin board.
16) You get confused in the US because dollars aren't color-coded.
17) You argue at length about whether or not to cross your sevens.
18) You are used to second-hand smoke.
19) You don't understand why other people aren't as interested in foreign affairs and events as you are.
20) You wouldn't trade your life for anything.
You Know You're a TCK when....
1) You can't answer the question, "Where are you from?" or "Where's home for you?"
2) You speak two languages but can't spell in either.
3) Your life story uses the phrase, "And then we went to..." 5 times.
4) You think in grams, meters, and liters (or you can't think in any because you never could get all the different measurements straight!)
5) You realize that "furlough" is not a vacation.
6) You flew before you walked.
7) You have your passport before your driver's license.
8) An American brings up the name of a team, and you get the wrong sport.
9) You dream in a foreign language.
10) You can think of the word you want in another language, but the English word escapes you.
11) You hesitate before drinking from the tap.
12) You never know what to say when asked for your "permanent address."
13) You've heard too many people say, "Which do you like better, this country or that one?"
14) You tell an American that you shoe size is a 38...and you don't understand why he laughs so hard.
15) You go to a church that you've never been to before and find your picture on their bulletin board.
16) You get confused in the US because dollars aren't color-coded.
17) You argue at length about whether or not to cross your sevens.
18) You are used to second-hand smoke.
19) You don't understand why other people aren't as interested in foreign affairs and events as you are.
20) You wouldn't trade your life for anything.
posted by Katy @ 11:11 PM
1 Comments:
At 10:11 AM,
Katy said…
Yay, another comment! Christina, you rock! :-) Hehe, yeah, I can see how those would apply to me. I'll let you in on a secret...the second part of #4 applies to me, too, and sometimes 10 and 16. (As far as 17 goes, I do cross my 7s, but I wouldn't argue at length about it) :-) Love you, girl! Thanks, Christina.
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