Posts tagged Indian
Dear Chook-Chook (A Letter To My Daughter)
Dear Chook-Chook (A Letter To My Daughter)

You once said to your father: “Papa, you are brown.” He gently took you to mirror, “Yes Chook-Chook, so are you”…

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WomanBy Chetna Prakash (From India, Zambia, Germany, UK & Australia. Living in Melbourne)tck, TCK TOWN, Tck, TCK, third culture kid, india, Australian, Australia, Indian, food, familiy, languages, language, motherhood, mother, daughter, cuisine, dinner, culture, cultural, ancestry, Hindi, Hindu, Diwali, TOP TENComment
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
I’ll Prove Mummy Wrong Yet!
I’ll Prove Mummy Wrong Yet!

Daydreams also hit roadblocks. Living across cultures as a travel writer is all well and good if you only have yourself to look after. It is harder if you are trying to raise kids and need a 9 to 5 to provide for them...

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CareersBy Chetna Prakash (From India, Zambia, Germany, UK & Australia. Living in Melbourne)tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, third culture kid, diversity, culture, Europe, career, job, daydream, travel, writer, Australian, Australia, social media, global, worlds, country, family, challenges, IndianComment
My Unicorn and I
My Unicorn and I

I can choose how Japanese I am: I never leave my chopsticks standing up in a bowl of rice because that is a funeral practice here and I avoid the number 4 like the plague in food service... 

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Speak EasyBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK TOWN, tck, TCK, third culture kid, culture, cultural, story, friends, friend, friendship, Canada, India, Bombay, Mumbai, Tokyo, Japan, Japanese, Canadian, unicorn, india, Indian, Malaysia, Malaysian, Chamorro, Guam, church, churches, mosques, American, America, foreign, foreigners, diversity, village, Hebrew, Yiddish, Europe, European, pastComment
But I Don't Have A Footie Team!
But I Don't Have A Footie Team!

I imagine if you're not a third culture kid, the second of hesitation after the question "Where are you from?" must look a little misplaced.

I usually size up the person who's asking...

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Where Are You From?By Ava Senaratne (From Sri Lanka, Dubai & Melbourne. Living in Sydney)Dubai, journal, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Indian, accent, living, culture, brown, ancestry, queries, Australian, moving, Melbourne, Identity, home, life story, Tokyo, question, story, local, TCK TOWN, third culture kid Comment