
But while I could easily pass for a European with my name alone, there was, unfortunately, the rest of me. My language options were English or English; I thought all cheese was bright orange; and I wore things like sweatpants – in public.
I had a lot to learn. It wasn't until one day, a few months after moving to Switzerland, that I looked down at my Nikes as I was standing among a sea of stilettos and realized something: I was an American.
Happy 4th of July.
To read more, check out my essay, Hello Heritage, in Swiss News this month.
12 comments:
Wow, you really broke it down with the percentages and everything, lol =)
Please tell me I'm not the only one that does this :)
I think a lot of Americans do this. Mine is a bit simpler: 75% Polish, 25% Czech.
:-)
Every so often I would don a pair of jeans, t-shirt/sweatshirt, sneakers and baseball cap (never worn by females here in Switzerland) and go walk the streets Zurich. It made me feel very American and was always a good pick-me-up to my feeling homesick. Odd, but true.
Maybe we should all do this in honor of the 4th!
شركة نقل اثاث بجدة
شركة نقل اثاث بالمدينة المنورة
شركة نقل اثاث بالرياض
شركة نقل اثاث بالدمام
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