I have never heard of an apple before. Is this an American nickname? I do sometimes feel myself growing distant from Taiwan as I continue to live in Latin America and integrate more to the culture. There are times when I find myself thinking in Spanish before Chinese and it is a little concerning sometimes.
Are you American? Or do you still live in Dubai? I have heard America can be hard for people from other cultures because you are forced to assimilate.
First of all, I’m not American… second, I don’t live in Dubai anymore (I stayed there until I was 14 years old) , just around North America…
Third, I’ve been mostly living in an international setting, so I don’t live near, or interact much with white people, let alone Gulf Arabs in UAE…
Fourth, what is an Apple?..
I use the term banana and coconut, to refer to East-Asians (Eg. Chinese) and South-Asians (Eg. Indians), whose main commonality is that they’ve internalized heavily a bit of western-thinking, if not culture…
My mistake. I assumed you were American because I have heard similar things from Asians who immigrated there.
I misread and thought you said apple. Maybe I am more tired than I think. These names are unfamiliar to me but I guess I feel like a banana sometimes. I am fortunate that there is a Chinese population everywhere but it is not quite the same with most I meet coming from Hong Kong or Shanghai.
i was raised in the suburbs for half my childhood (my parents… its a whole thing, they were scammers) so now i have a perfectly neutraul white sounding accent. i can and do code switch but its hard when im feeling burnout.
Being fn but looking white does drive me a bit nuts. Being raised outside of rez and then moving back in makes it especially difficult. It’s like the worst imposter syndrome possible.
I feel that way whenever I’m with people of my ethnicity but instantly feel the opposite whenever I spend too much time around white people. tbh I really only feel at home around leftists but even then their culinary choices are… concerning… who the fuck eats unspiced boiled peas with literally nothing else in the bowl??
Does anyone here feel like a banana or coconut? (Asian on the outside, white inside)
Cuz I do… Idk how to deal with this…
Why do you feel that way?
Well, because I don’t feel much attachment to my nation of origin, the Philippines, with its culture, and language,
I guess that’s in part due to the fact I was raised as a child of some skilled expats who worked in Dubai, in a more or less globalized environment…
I have never heard of an apple before. Is this an American nickname? I do sometimes feel myself growing distant from Taiwan as I continue to live in Latin America and integrate more to the culture. There are times when I find myself thinking in Spanish before Chinese and it is a little concerning sometimes.
Are you American? Or do you still live in Dubai? I have heard America can be hard for people from other cultures because you are forced to assimilate.
First of all, I’m not American… second, I don’t live in Dubai anymore (I stayed there until I was 14 years old) , just around North America…
Third, I’ve been mostly living in an international setting, so I don’t live near, or interact much with white people, let alone Gulf Arabs in UAE…
Fourth, what is an Apple?..
I use the term banana and coconut, to refer to East-Asians (Eg. Chinese) and South-Asians (Eg. Indians), whose main commonality is that they’ve internalized heavily a bit of western-thinking, if not culture…
My mistake. I assumed you were American because I have heard similar things from Asians who immigrated there.
I misread and thought you said apple. Maybe I am more tired than I think. These names are unfamiliar to me but I guess I feel like a banana sometimes. I am fortunate that there is a Chinese population everywhere but it is not quite the same with most I meet coming from Hong Kong or Shanghai.
i was raised in the suburbs for half my childhood (my parents… its a whole thing, they were scammers) so now i have a perfectly neutraul white sounding accent. i can and do code switch but its hard when im feeling burnout.
Being fn but looking white does drive me a bit nuts. Being raised outside of rez and then moving back in makes it especially difficult. It’s like the worst imposter syndrome possible.
What’s fn anyway?
First nations. i’m cree-algonquin.
Well, then, nice to meet ye…
It sucks, but i’m trying to be my own person.
I feel that way whenever I’m with people of my ethnicity but instantly feel the opposite whenever I spend too much time around white people. tbh I really only feel at home around leftists but even then their culinary choices are… concerning… who the fuck eats unspiced boiled peas with literally nothing else in the bowl??
Imma take a guess you’re prbly used to chana masala or something… (don’t worry, I’m not dissing your tastes)
sure, with naan or rice, but that’s spiced.