Posts tagged social
Social Hide & Seek
Social Hide & Seek

Our version of a corsage was a motia flower and though street vendors would sell these readily, they were not durable enough to hang around the hands of people as they danced…

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SchoolBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK, TCK TOWN, Third Culture Adult, third culture adult, culture, story, identity, Pakistan, Pakistani, school, high school, dance, ball, social, Australia, family, mother, friends, Perth, Western AustraliaComment
Being a Danish Inuit
Being a Danish Inuit

I was very inspired by the Gitano nomad lifestyle. I asked my father if it was possible to live like that today. Of course, he didn't want his daughter to wander off and live like a gypsy...

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Where Are You From?, ConflictBy Marianne Roed Abrahamsen (From Denmark, Greenland & Spain. Living in Denmark)TCK TOWN, TCK, tck, third culture kid, Spain, Spanish, Denmark, Greenland, high school, home, Greenlander, move, moving, Greenlandic, culture, social, nationality, differences, history Comment
Stand Out
Stand Out

I have a Chinese-Malaysian mother and a Ugandan father, I’m two parts of two continents, but since most people can’t guess that. I’m a black woman to them...

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Let's Party, AfricaBy Nakate Kakembo (From Malaysia, China & Uganda. Living in Melbourne)TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, third culture kid, Australian, Australia, social, party, Let's Party, black, colour, bond, Melbourne, Chinese-Malaysian, Uganda, Africa, African, Ugandan, continents, event, woman of colour, society Comment
Blood And Water
Blood And Water

Declarations such as “shame on them”, “I’d rather my daughter died than bring dishonour to the family”, “she must’ve dabbled in black magic to brainwash that poor boy”, and “I hope they’re found and shamed publicly” were made with great gusto, and to my adolescent brain, conjured up horrific visions which nearly made me throw up my dinner...

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FamilyBy Anam Javed (From Pakistan. Living in Melbourne)TCK, TCK TOWN, tck, third culture kid, our beating hearts, family, cultural, religion, elderly, elders, older, childhood, child, children, social, society, social circles, Aunty, aunties, Pakistan, Pakistani, Melbourne, Australian, Australia, couple, eloped, shame Comments
The Intellectual Applications of Chai
The Intellectual Applications of Chai

Established in 1940 by two Sikh brothers as the India Tea House, it was renamed Pak Tea House after the partition. What was more significant than the small cups of sugary tea that were served, was that Pak Tea House signified freedom of thought and expression...

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We're Inspired, The ArtsBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)tck, TCK, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, chai, tea, India, Indian, Pakistani, Pakistan, colonial, import, cricket, railway, stations, pre-partition, partition, diet, in good taste, social, customs, custom, local, locals, foreigners, Lahore, Sikh, history, intellectual, subcontinentComment
All Is Fair In Love And War
All Is Fair In Love And War

One ‘wedding success’ metric - and an indicator of societal-actualization - is how many events you can throw. Rather than having a single event (fewer events would require fewer hours of mental strain – which reach levels akin to that of interrogation methods utilized by intelligentsia), you have events in multiples of 3 or 4...

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Let's Party, In LoveBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)tck, TCK, third culture kid, TCK TOWN, Pakistani, Pakistan, wedding, marriage, married, family, expats, expatriate, home, hometown, December, celebration, society, social, social circles, traditional, ceremony, dancing, dance, India, bride Comment