Sunday, January 8, 2012

Do you sometimes feel you belong to a different country or culture?

I do, was wondering what were yours? My story, I got Indonesian parents but I was raised and born in Australia. When I go to Indonesia, I don't really like it and don't feel much connection while in Australia life is good, but still no connection culturally. The odd thing is the place I do connect with is the Balkans (e.g. Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina). I'm even learning Croatian (my Croatian teacher was surprised to why I joined), I love listening to Turbofolk (music popular in this region but generally unliked by foreigners) and I seem to understand humour and cultural quirks from this area (I try retelling everyone else and they don't get it). Do you ever feel the same, like you are say Danish but you feel Chinese? Please share!

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