"Where do you come from?"
For some time I have been parrot-teaching my kids:
When someone asks where are you from say INDIA, if they ask where do you live say HONGKONG.
In Arunav's soccer class today a child asked him'where you come from' Arunav had just got back from school, he said,"From school, French International School." The child said,'no no I mean which country you live' Arunav said,"Of course HongKong, same as you silly(!!)" The child now was really impatient and said,'where were you born?' and Arunav said,"Tokyo, Japan" :))
I was amused and yet at the same time realized I keep under-estimating one important fact. Till the time we go back to India, they are Third Culture Kids and they face challenges which we find difficult to identify with. The moment they are asked a question simple enough to us,"Where do you come from?" their challenge starts!
posted by Tuya @ 18:26
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