September 14, 2006

A List Of Things That Will Better Help You Understand The International Will

You know when you're an international kid when:
1. You own a passport, or you own more than one passport, or you own a foreign passport.
2. You know what TCK means.
3. You know what expat means.
4. You use MSN because you know it's cooler than AIM (and the rest of the world uses it)
5. Fahrenheit = fucked up.
6. You can swear in more than one language.
7. You know that the US is not the only country in the world.
8. You know what IB means.
9. You miss the cheap (and delicious) food from home!
10. Your yearbook had more than one language in it!
11. You keep having to explain to everyone why you speak English, even though you grew up elsewhere.
12. You are tired of people asking - "Where IS that?"
13. You had to re-learn American culture after spending years overseas.
14. You're part of the "I spent my high school years in bars and pubs, bitch!" group - because you did, and legal@21 is just stupid.
15. You have friends all over the world because international kids are everywhere!
16. You do not define "international student" as a student who is not American and studies in the U.S.
17. You speak with authority on the quality of airline travel.
18. You speak two (or more) languages in addition to English but can’t write well in any of them.
19. You think VISA is a document stamped in your passport, and not a plastic card you carry in your wallet.
20. YOU CAN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION: "WHERE ARE YOU FROM?"

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