[Music] next when we face terrible questions
next when we face terrible questions
next when we face terrible questions like kuma monument whether in the long
like kuma monument whether in the long
like kuma monument whether in the long and as you move past those questions to
and as you move past those questions to
and as you move past those questions to assist with being a person the way to go
assist with being a person the way to go
assist with being a person the way to go back to trying to figure out what
back to trying to figure out what
back to trying to figure out what creating identities trying to figure out
creating identities trying to figure out
creating identities trying to figure out what created who we are
what created who we are
what created who we are I did not until recently in writing this
I did not until recently in writing this
I did not until recently in writing this tool this talk is not a sideline
tool this talk is not a sideline
tool this talk is not a sideline employee how to figure out who you are
employee how to figure out who you are
employee how to figure out who you are because that’s entirely your job this is
because that’s entirely your job this is
because that’s entirely your job this is simply about what society did to our
simply about what society did to our
simply about what society did to our identities humans by having created the
identities humans by having created the
identities humans by having created the societies we’ve created have helped
societies we’ve created have helped
societies we’ve created have helped solve any problems and issues as social
solve any problems and issues as social
solve any problems and issues as social beings the societies we have created are
beings the societies we have created are
beings the societies we have created are integral to who we are but at the same
integral to who we are but at the same
integral to who we are but at the same time those fate societies have created
time those fate societies have created
time those fate societies have created new issues such as what happens to those
new issues such as what happens to those
new issues such as what happens to those people does not quite fit in or belong
people does not quite fit in or belong
people does not quite fit in or belong to that society the reasons for
to that society the reasons for
to that society the reasons for exclusion can vary from having the same
exclusion can vary from having the same
exclusion can vary from having the same skin color or the same religion to not
skin color or the same religion to not
skin color or the same religion to not speaking the same language
speaking the same language
speaking the same language people can always find a reason why you
people can always find a reason why you
people can always find a reason why you don’t belong to them but you rather be
don’t belong to them but you rather be
don’t belong to them but you rather be over somewhere else in my case that was
over somewhere else in my case that was
over somewhere else in my case that was my little nationality and bilingualism
my little nationality and bilingualism
my little nationality and bilingualism my mother stopped Germany and my
my mother stopped Germany and my
my mother stopped Germany and my father’s from Greece Greek and German
father’s from Greece Greek and German
father’s from Greece Greek and German are militants although some people
are militants although some people
are militants although some people cannot directly identify me as one or
cannot directly identify me as one or
cannot directly identify me as one or the other
the other
the other once my nationality comes out they will
once my nationality comes out they will
once my nationality comes out they will say so
say so
say so like yes I can hear you exit and vice
like yes I can hear you exit and vice
like yes I can hear you exit and vice versa so that’s how all those freshmen
versa so that’s how all those freshmen
versa so that’s how all those freshmen started which is in real time now I mean
started which is in real time now I mean
started which is in real time now I mean just we mean you don’t know which one do
just we mean you don’t know which one do
just we mean you don’t know which one do you count it which one you dream it
you count it which one you dream it
you count it which one you dream it maybe if a job three times and I come to
maybe if a job three times and I come to
maybe if a job three times and I come to 30 backwards the language of thinking is
30 backwards the language of thinking is
30 backwards the language of thinking is my mother tongue I never quite
my mother tongue I never quite
my mother tongue I never quite understood by back at home this make me
understood by back at home this make me
understood by back at home this make me is so different from the rest of my
is so different from the rest of my
is so different from the rest of my class but apparently did it was is and
class but apparently did it was is and
class but apparently did it was is and will be an excuse to exclude me from
will be an excuse to exclude me from
will be an excuse to exclude me from conversation or listen to my opinion my
conversation or listen to my opinion my
conversation or listen to my opinion my experiences were of a slightly different
experiences were of a slightly different
experiences were of a slightly different form and yet it’s amazing how similar
form and yet it’s amazing how similar
form and yet it’s amazing how similar their effect is when I came to Ottoman
their effect is when I came to Ottoman
their effect is when I came to Ottoman it was you I was passed around and they
it was you I was passed around and they
it was you I was passed around and they sent Namibia because it was the most
sent Namibia because it was the most
sent Namibia because it was the most obvious part that it was where I was
obvious part that it was where I was
obvious part that it was where I was born it was where I grew up so you can
born it was where I grew up so you can
born it was where I grew up so you can imagine my surprise when people asked so
imagine my surprise when people asked so
imagine my surprise when people asked so where are you really from the
where are you really from the
where are you really from the nationalities of my parents and they
nationalities of my parents and they
nationalities of my parents and they said okay so you’re German I have a
said okay so you’re German I have a
said okay so you’re German I have a theory about the phenomenon of exclusion
theory about the phenomenon of exclusion
theory about the phenomenon of exclusion I think that people want to ensure that
I think that people want to ensure that
I think that people want to ensure that the people who may identify with are a
the people who may identify with are a
the people who may identify with are a few a number because this makes us more
few a number because this makes us more
few a number because this makes us more special let’s talk about opposites for a
special let’s talk about opposites for a
special let’s talk about opposites for a minute or second sister all those
minute or second sister all those
minute or second sister all those circles it’s erased
circles it’s erased
circles it’s erased the gender we’ve chosen or we’ve been
the gender we’ve chosen or we’ve been
the gender we’ve chosen or we’ve been assigned to the people we know we trust
assigned to the people we know we trust
assigned to the people we know we trust we love with just people all right also
we love with just people all right also
we love with just people all right also the languages we speak and the places
the languages we speak and the places
the languages we speak and the places with women are we through nothing all
with women are we through nothing all
with women are we through nothing all this ends up and has been that tiny dot
this ends up and has been that tiny dot
this ends up and has been that tiny dot that includes all those circles and
that includes all those circles and
that includes all those circles and you’re telling us that from that dot you
you’re telling us that from that dot you
you’re telling us that from that dot you choose to refer to what single strand
choose to refer to what single strand
choose to refer to what single strand that it consists up in mind
that it consists up in mind
that it consists up in mind there wasn’t upset about someone else
there wasn’t upset about someone else
there wasn’t upset about someone else telling me that I had to be German
telling me that I had to be German
telling me that I had to be German but eventually I came to the conclusion
but eventually I came to the conclusion
but eventually I came to the conclusion that like it really really doesn’t
that like it really really doesn’t
that like it really really doesn’t matter because I am German – my mother’s
matter because I am German – my mother’s
matter because I am German – my mother’s culture hasn’t left me entirely
culture hasn’t left me entirely
culture hasn’t left me entirely untouched but now I German at worth it I
untouched but now I German at worth it I
untouched but now I German at worth it I say the night German I do the German
say the night German I do the German
say the night German I do the German stove in a proceeding and my happy weeks
stove in a proceeding and my happy weeks
stove in a proceeding and my happy weeks I said that I’m German and when I say
I said that I’m German and when I say
I said that I’m German and when I say that I have German to attack
that I have German to attack
that I have German to attack I feel like fraud which brings me to the
I feel like fraud which brings me to the
I feel like fraud which brings me to the topic of societal expectations once
topic of societal expectations once
topic of societal expectations once people recognize me as foreign the other
people recognize me as foreign the other
people recognize me as foreign the other questions start there ones that make me
questions start there ones that make me
questions start there ones that make me feel as it’s the way I identify myself
feel as it’s the way I identify myself
feel as it’s the way I identify myself is wrong why am i living in Germany why
is wrong why am i living in Germany why
is wrong why am i living in Germany why were you chosen to represent the country
were you chosen to represent the country
were you chosen to represent the country that you are really from and
that you are really from and
that you are really from and international expectations started and I
international expectations started and I
international expectations started and I had to start to keep more and more and
had to start to keep more and more and
had to start to keep more and more and endlessly more boxes although I never
endlessly more boxes although I never
endlessly more boxes although I never even understood in the first place why I
even understood in the first place why I
even understood in the first place why I have to be half something and have
have to be half something and have
have to be half something and have something else why I just couldn’t be a
something else why I just couldn’t be a
something else why I just couldn’t be a part of two holes because when it comes
part of two holes because when it comes
part of two holes because when it comes to identities because I saw so many
to identities because I saw so many
to identities because I saw so many things the people we love the things
things the people we love the things
things the people we love the things we’ve been even people we hate so how
we’ve been even people we hate so how
we’ve been even people we hate so how much difference my already existing
much difference my already existing
much difference my already existing nationality complex goodnight 20 years
nationality complex goodnight 20 years
nationality complex goodnight 20 years have to say yes a million employees and
have to say yes a million employees and
have to say yes a million employees and partially from Waterford
partially from Waterford
partially from Waterford and somehow tied it up here when people
and somehow tied it up here when people
and somehow tied it up here when people ask where are you from
ask where are you from
ask where are you from they don’t actually expect an answer
they don’t actually expect an answer
they don’t actually expect an answer longer than four words they are not
longer than four words they are not
longer than four words they are not ready to listen to your life story
ready to listen to your life story
ready to listen to your life story my discomfort means that I feel the need
my discomfort means that I feel the need
my discomfort means that I feel the need to prove myself enough I’m uncomfortable
to prove myself enough I’m uncomfortable
to prove myself enough I’m uncomfortable in admitting I don’t know something
in admitting I don’t know something
in admitting I don’t know something because I’m afraid that that will
because I’m afraid that that will
because I’m afraid that that will immediately disqualified you know my
immediately disqualified you know my
immediately disqualified you know my nationality because I don’t fit in
nationality because I don’t fit in
nationality because I don’t fit in perfectly I need to qualify in a higher
perfectly I need to qualify in a higher
perfectly I need to qualify in a higher level than everyone else I believe this
level than everyone else I believe this
level than everyone else I believe this is a general phenomenon if our illusion
is a general phenomenon if our illusion
is a general phenomenon if our illusion is not going to eat then we need to work
is not going to eat then we need to work
is not going to eat then we need to work twice as hard in Earth in order to
twice as hard in Earth in order to
twice as hard in Earth in order to obtain in order to ensure it one might
obtain in order to ensure it one might
obtain in order to ensure it one might even call us lifelong participant
even call us lifelong participant
even call us lifelong participant observers this simply means that we
observers this simply means that we
observers this simply means that we become aware of our society by not being
become aware of our society by not being
become aware of our society by not being fully part of it whether that’s our
fully part of it whether that’s our
fully part of it whether that’s our choice or not as a concept it forces us
choice or not as a concept it forces us
choice or not as a concept it forces us to observe reflect and realize our
to observe reflect and realize our
to observe reflect and realize our culture and the participant of those
culture and the participant of those
culture and the participant of those cultures by participating in more than
cultures by participating in more than
cultures by participating in more than one culture recognizing the main social
one culture recognizing the main social
one culture recognizing the main social constructs and terms faster than
constructs and terms faster than
constructs and terms faster than everyone else because otherwise we can’t
everyone else because otherwise we can’t
everyone else because otherwise we can’t even be able to participate in that
even be able to participate in that
even be able to participate in that culture then the code by Anthony P :
culture then the code by Anthony P :
culture then the code by Anthony P : people become more with their culture
people become more with their culture
people become more with their culture with a standards balance it’s describing
with a standards balance it’s describing
with a standards balance it’s describing our situations perfectly as when you
our situations perfectly as when you
our situations perfectly as when you stand at the end of the ordinary
stand at the end of the ordinary
stand at the end of the ordinary culture you can observe both sites not
culture you can observe both sites not
culture you can observe both sites not just one globalization has made our
just one globalization has made our
just one globalization has made our situation our identity elements very
situation our identity elements very
situation our identity elements very common there’s so many of us the
common there’s so many of us the
common there’s so many of us the language will be able to master English
language will be able to master English
language will be able to master English math to fit into which passport to all
math to fit into which passport to all
math to fit into which passport to all and dwell so the global society had to
and dwell so the global society had to
and dwell so the global society had to create a whole new box just because all
create a whole new box just because all
create a whole new box just because all in the third culture that culture kid
in the third culture that culture kid
in the third culture that culture kid uck or third culture individual is used
uck or third culture individual is used
uck or third culture individual is used to refer to children raised in the
to refer to children raised in the
to refer to children raised in the culture different movement parents or
culture different movement parents or
culture different movement parents or the cultural country given the child’s
the cultural country given the child’s
the cultural country given the child’s passport with immediately considered
passport with immediately considered
passport with immediately considered native four significant parts are early
native four significant parts are early
native four significant parts are early developmental years to me TCK TCK shoes
and now statistics even show that the
and now statistics even show that the number of bilingual children has reached
number of bilingual children has reached
number of bilingual children has reached the number of monolingual children and
the number of monolingual children and
the number of monolingual children and there are more statistics and more
there are more statistics and more
there are more statistics and more research to it because according for the
research to it because according for the
research to it because according for the global society to accept us they need
global society to accept us they need
global society to accept us they need data the cruise we exist
data the cruise we exist
data the cruise we exist their message supposedly coming from
their message supposedly coming from
their message supposedly coming from this box
this box
this box this concept is TCK is that it’s not
this concept is TCK is that it’s not
this concept is TCK is that it’s not only okay to
only okay to
only okay to different but it’s also okay to not know
different but it’s also okay to not know
different but it’s also okay to not know to what extent you are different the
to what extent you are different the
to what extent you are different the term can often be accessed as those
term can often be accessed as those
term can often be accessed as those children can be called the citizens of
children can be called the citizens of
children can be called the citizens of everywhere addictive instead types such
everywhere addictive instead types such
everywhere addictive instead types such as those those people can be open-minded
as those those people can be open-minded
as those those people can be open-minded but it wasn’t but then how many people
but it wasn’t but then how many people
but it wasn’t but then how many people actually identify with that box that
actually identify with that box that
actually identify with that box that TCK and how significant is it moving out
TCK and how significant is it moving out
TCK and how significant is it moving out of your so-called in country does it
of your so-called in country does it
of your so-called in country does it matter
matter
matter are you still considered a member of a
are you still considered a member of a
are you still considered a member of a society you haven’t lived in a long time
society you haven’t lived in a long time
society you haven’t lived in a long time does it matter if immigrated alone or is
does it matter if immigrated alone or is
does it matter if immigrated alone or is a family or is a whole community as
a family or is a whole community as
a family or is a whole community as society is a circle that’s constantly in
society is a circle that’s constantly in
society is a circle that’s constantly in movement so once you step out of that
movement so once you step out of that
movement so once you step out of that circle you will probably have to state
circle you will probably have to state
circle you will probably have to state when and also depending on society why
when and also depending on society why
when and also depending on society why you left that society and having stepped
you left that society and having stepped
you left that society and having stepped out of that circle it’s almost
out of that circle it’s almost
out of that circle it’s almost impossible to integrate back into it
impossible to integrate back into it
impossible to integrate back into it again especially as an international
again especially as an international
again especially as an international student living abroad a few weeks or
student living abroad a few weeks or
student living abroad a few weeks or months back in that country society what
months back in that country society what
months back in that country society what really resolving you being a full member
really resolving you being a full member
really resolving you being a full member is where before I just find your tight
is where before I just find your tight
is where before I just find your tight self spending an unhealthy amount of
self spending an unhealthy amount of
self spending an unhealthy amount of time in earthly and buses and ships and
time in earthly and buses and ships and
time in earthly and buses and ships and cars while desperately trying
cars while desperately trying
cars while desperately trying remember both to society’s baby of
remember both to society’s baby of
remember both to society’s baby of obviously only a TCK would actually be a
obviously only a TCK would actually be a
obviously only a TCK would actually be a positive thing because it gives me
positive thing because it gives me
positive thing because it gives me something to identify myself with but at
something to identify myself with but at
something to identify myself with but at the same time I don’t really identify
the same time I don’t really identify
the same time I don’t really identify with say a half chinese half American
with say a half chinese half American
with say a half chinese half American living in Denmark because we don’t
living in Denmark because we don’t
living in Denmark because we don’t really have any of the same experiences
really have any of the same experiences
really have any of the same experiences I have my own box and maybe I’m the only
I have my own box and maybe I’m the only
I have my own box and maybe I’m the only person that really fits into it I am NOT
person that really fits into it I am NOT
person that really fits into it I am NOT half determinants of British whenever I
half determinants of British whenever I
half determinants of British whenever I say this to someone and I have to admit
say this to someone and I have to admit
say this to someone and I have to admit the read of India I pictured dotted line
the read of India I pictured dotted line
the read of India I pictured dotted line that splits me into nationalities as if
that splits me into nationalities as if
that splits me into nationalities as if I made up some spare parts that were
I made up some spare parts that were
I made up some spare parts that were thrown together to make a whole human
thrown together to make a whole human
thrown together to make a whole human being which is a ridiculous way to do
being which is a ridiculous way to do
being which is a ridiculous way to do myself because all I am really is a
myself because all I am really is a
myself because all I am really is a mixture of some elements and we are
mixture of some elements and we are
mixture of some elements and we are really none of us just one thing we have
really none of us just one thing we have
really none of us just one thing we have our own box and typically into a box it
our own box and typically into a box it
our own box and typically into a box it needs to meet especially for us they
needs to meet especially for us they
needs to meet especially for us they need to exclude everybody else in a
need to exclude everybody else in a
need to exclude everybody else in a place where we promote diversity and
place where we promote diversity and
place where we promote diversity and multiculturalism and every other great
multiculturalism and every other great
multiculturalism and every other great aspect of you know you see we need to
aspect of you know you see we need to
aspect of you know you see we need to consider not fitting in diversity
consider not fitting in diversity
consider not fitting in diversity implies being maybe much fun but every
implies being maybe much fun but every
implies being maybe much fun but every part every person who receives treated
part every person who receives treated
part every person who receives treated as if they are one thing the person from
as if they are one thing the person from
as if they are one thing the person from valency who’s from that country the
valency who’s from that country the
valency who’s from that country the person from Uganda is treated as
person from Uganda is treated as
person from Uganda is treated as representative of all Yama’s if you
representative of all Yama’s if you
representative of all Yama’s if you speak to a person from China about their
speak to a person from China about their
speak to a person from China about their opinion on abortion there’s a sense of
opinion on abortion there’s a sense of
opinion on abortion there’s a sense of carrying the Chinese perspective on the
carrying the Chinese perspective on the
carrying the Chinese perspective on the court
court
court we all do this I do this it’ll be
we all do this I do this it’ll be
we all do this I do this it’ll be something that we to speak about because
something that we to speak about because
something that we to speak about because each person is an individual and we
each person is an individual and we
each person is an individual and we think that we know this but we still say
think that we know this but we still say
think that we know this but we still say that Christopher mentally and maybe in
that Christopher mentally and maybe in
that Christopher mentally and maybe in spite you that the system specification
spite you that the system specification
spite you that the system specification if you’ve ever these people do need
if you’ve ever these people do need
if you’ve ever these people do need systems of classification in order to
systems of classification in order to
systems of classification in order to process the world but I also think that
process the world but I also think that
process the world but I also think that it leaves no place for any of us if we
it leaves no place for any of us if we
it leaves no place for any of us if we don’t recognize that all it is is a
don’t recognize that all it is is a
don’t recognize that all it is is a system of classification and not a
system of classification and not a
system of classification and not a representation of the person an
representation of the person an
representation of the person an interesting aspect of this talk is that
interesting aspect of this talk is that
interesting aspect of this talk is that many of us think that nationalities
many of us think that nationalities
many of us think that nationalities don’t matter but in a way they do
don’t matter but in a way they do
don’t matter but in a way they do because they shape us and they give us
because they shape us and they give us
because they shape us and they give us direction we learn our cultures and they
direction we learn our cultures and they
direction we learn our cultures and they affect us for the rest of our lives the
affect us for the rest of our lives the
affect us for the rest of our lives the degrees which they matter is dependent
degrees which they matter is dependent
degrees which they matter is dependent on our own personalities but how many of
on our own personalities but how many of
on our own personalities but how many of you would say that we’re or not has not
you would say that we’re or not has not
you would say that we’re or not has not had the slightest impact on who you are
had the slightest impact on who you are
had the slightest impact on who you are we in success everything that influences
we in success everything that influences
we in success everything that influences our identities and what makes us who we
our identities and what makes us who we
our identities and what makes us who we are
are
are we also need to acceptance of the else
we also need to acceptance of the else
we also need to acceptance of the else thinks that something exerts a strong
thinks that something exerts a strong
thinks that something exerts a strong influence on who they are which means
influence on who they are which means
influence on who they are which means accepting for the tenth generation
accepting for the tenth generation
accepting for the tenth generation african-american is influenced by a
african-american is influenced by a
african-american is influenced by a sense of African identity it means
sense of African identity it means
sense of African identity it means accepting that the first generation
accepting that the first generation
accepting that the first generation Swasey is also influenced by Africa
Swasey is also influenced by Africa
Swasey is also influenced by Africa means basically self-identification
means basically self-identification
means basically self-identification self-identification is something that
self-identification is something that
self-identification is something that characterizes the awareness of ourselves
characterizes the awareness of ourselves
characterizes the awareness of ourselves and the place that we find for ourselves
and the place that we find for ourselves
and the place that we find for ourselves in the world in VTOL continuously my
in the world in VTOL continuously my
in the world in VTOL continuously my identification of the Nubian was an
identification of the Nubian was an
identification of the Nubian was an expression of a white wish to belong to
expression of a white wish to belong to
expression of a white wish to belong to the greater african continent my
the greater african continent my
the greater african continent my identity was possibly changed because I
identity was possibly changed because I
identity was possibly changed because I could no longer allow myself to express
could no longer allow myself to express
could no longer allow myself to express something that had been integral to who
something that had been integral to who
something that had been integral to who I was and in not expressing this
I was and in not expressing this
I was and in not expressing this identity I have disconnected I am no
identity I have disconnected I am no
identity I have disconnected I am no longer Dominion in my mind and I also
longer Dominion in my mind and I also
longer Dominion in my mind and I also have not German nor I British maybe this
have not German nor I British maybe this
have not German nor I British maybe this is not a terrible thing I believe that
is not a terrible thing I believe that
is not a terrible thing I believe that in time I would have lost the need to
in time I would have lost the need to
in time I would have lost the need to belong to a country anyway because
belong to a country anyway because
belong to a country anyway because identity change over time the point is
identity change over time the point is
identity change over time the point is that somebody else made the choice for
that somebody else made the choice for
that somebody else made the choice for me and that’s harder for me to accept
me and that’s harder for me to accept
me and that’s harder for me to accept all of you at some point have chosen one
all of you at some point have chosen one
all of you at some point have chosen one identity over another it could have been
identity over another it could have been
identity over another it could have been something very small but the point is
something very small but the point is
something very small but the point is that you chose it so the question is
that you chose it so the question is
that you chose it so the question is were you forced to choose it or did it
were you forced to choose it or did it
were you forced to choose it or did it just develop naturally and if you’re
just develop naturally and if you’re
just develop naturally and if you’re forced to choose it do you ever wonder
forced to choose it do you ever wonder
forced to choose it do you ever wonder what your perception of yourself would
what your perception of yourself would
what your perception of yourself would be if you had gone the other way I think
be if you had gone the other way I think
be if you had gone the other way I think that the view that society has who you
that the view that society has who you
that the view that society has who you are or who you can be means that you
are or who you can be means that you
are or who you can be means that you even need to change the things that you
even need to change the things that you
even need to change the things that you present a society will change the view
present a society will change the view
present a society will change the view of society naturally young as
of society naturally young as
of society naturally young as now changing the matter but it wouldn’t
now changing the matter but it wouldn’t
now changing the matter but it wouldn’t close at the age of 12 so think about
close at the age of 12 so think about
close at the age of 12 so think about your situation and just ask yourself
your situation and just ask yourself
your situation and just ask yourself what influenced the question is all of
what influenced the question is all of
what influenced the question is all of the actual answer I have no idea if
the actual answer I have no idea if
the actual answer I have no idea if you’re living for university or for
you’re living for university or for
you’re living for university or for whatever it is you want to be in your
whatever it is you want to be in your
whatever it is you want to be in your life
life
life how much of these places will go with
how much of these places will go with
how much of these places will go with you how much how much will you be
you how much how much will you be
you how much how much will you be allowed to choose for yourself who you
allowed to choose for yourself who you
allowed to choose for yourself who you are and how much
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