tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564612051838242268.post7334994270413673487..comments2023-08-09T11:24:15.026+02:00Comments on The Traveling Teacher: Il faut rire...ma vie dans la campagne...Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17733803757673036822noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564612051838242268.post-10042182580197332112011-02-26T21:22:19.505+01:002011-02-26T21:22:19.505+01:00Thanks for the shout out! Um...I am so excited for...Thanks for the shout out! Um...I am so excited for you to come home and cook! The eclairs had my mouth watering. You are such a little Martha Stewart now I LOVE it. Of course I can't wait for you to come home for at least a million other reasons. Love ya!Megan Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333639131141569396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564612051838242268.post-57108890874501876882011-02-26T20:08:13.791+01:002011-02-26T20:08:13.791+01:00Ooops, I used the wrong 'their'. I'm ...Ooops, I used the wrong 'their'. I'm a dumb american. heh, heh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564612051838242268.post-70364071235433553642011-02-26T20:02:04.825+01:002011-02-26T20:02:04.825+01:00Oooooh, "Third Culture Kids". Isn't...Oooooh, "Third Culture Kids". Isn't that a nice name for them! Ha! I have a particularly strong opinion about them. My experience is with the spoiled-white-offspring-of-oil-executives type. They exist in high numbers.<br /><br />A friend of mine grew up in Singapore (daddy worked for Exxon) and we had the opportunity to visit once. Seeing their lifestyle was eye-opening. Company paid for housing, the best American School, a fancy American Club membership, a car (a hot commodity in Singapore!). Her attitudes as an adult are pretty 'anti-American', even though she lives here now. She loves to make blanket statements about how Americans are: how we don't travel enough and aren't 'worldly' enough (and how it's obviously because we are so self-involved). But she doesn't really understand the average American because she didn't grow up here. She doesn't realize how expensive travel is for the average family, and that most people have to pay for there NEEDS first, leaving little left for travel and worldly pursuits. <br /><br />A blanket statement of my own: I find the "Third Culture Kids" to be overly privledged, spoiled brat know-it-alls, who can't relate to the plight of the average human being (while at the same time claiming to understand world cultures and politics) because they have the family & corporate connections and money that they can live in their ex-pat bubble for the rest of their lives.<br /><br />Ha, Ha! Ranting is over. I'm fascinated by this particular topic... (I'm sure they aren't all little shits). I'd probably enjoy the book - you'll have to share more about it.<br /><br /> - CarrieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com