Are there some people in similar situation as mine, here? Have you been raised abroad, in a different culture?

Question

And how do you live your Turkishness, despite of living abroad ?

Being in another country makes you feel more patriot or rather makes you feel more distant from your roots ?

Why ?

Let's share our experiences...

Thanks

Answer 1

I suggest you check YA former questions before asking a question that has been asked already one hundred times before.

And no, I am not in this situation either.

Answer 2

"I first learned my own language and then went on with my life...you know...one has to know its past...otherwise one wont have a future...one has to recognize its roots and thats where a persons heart must be...one can live anywhere in the world but ones heart must be where its roots come from...Thats what I think..."

I agree with Ladybug of Lazistan whole heartedly.

And thankyou to the answerer that acknowledged the fact that the first step to losing your culture and your identity is by losing your language.

Perhaps you can gain some insight into the Kurdish spirit and our relentless struggle to be recognised by your government.

Regards,

Answer 3

You have to adapt yourself either there or here Turkiye.Ä°t s not hard.who ever you are ,always welcome back to Turkiye.

Answer 4

i think you never lose who you are... if you were raised abroad you don't ever completely lose what you have learned. you learn to adapt to your new country but no matter how hard you try you will never be a native to your new country... and why would you try?

i think living abroad makes people feel more patriotic. You begin to like your countries traditional music while people in your country don't really appreciate it as much. you become proud of your history and the language you speak

i think the most important thing however is not to lose your language. you lose more then half your culture once you lose your language. i took a class in cultures and values and one of the first thing  he told us was "learning a new language is learning a new way of thinking". i grew up bilingual and i agree i think and act different according to what language i'm using....

sorry for writing a novel.... i really like this topic

Answer 5

I was raised ina foreign country and when my family decided to go back,I was 17...they did not ask me if I wanted to go "back",but I had no other choice.

ıt was a really difficult time.I did not speak my mother language well...all my classmates laughed at me when I started talking. I was called the "foreigner" for a long time.everything was different in Turkiye...I had to leave my tight jeans and sneakers and all other stuff back and my mother bought me "nice"dresses and skirts...she said that is how girls are dressed in Turkiye...I hated it...later when I made friends,I found out that many girls and boys are even "cooler" as my german friends...thats when my life started over and took a new turn-for the good I mean.

I had much more fun than I had in germany...of course I did most of the stuff secretly because my parents would kill me...

before moving Turkiye,I saw my country as a vacation country where my parents came from...nothing more.in germany I was like german...I went to a cathlic preschool till high school and then came to muslim country...that was "weired"but now you know...I would never ever go back and live anywhere in europe...turkey is wonderful and I love this country.I am a really great patriot and would give my life for this country.

It just takes time to adjust and sometimes even looks as it will never work...but it does..I discovered my own culture where I really belong and came from...I am a part of this country-you know back in germany I was still the "turkish girl" even though I was wearing the same clothes and spoke their language...in turkiye I first learned my own language and then went on with my life...you know...one has to know its past...otherwise one wont have a future...one has to recognize its roots and thats where a persons heart must be...one can live anywhere in the world but ones heart must be where its roots come from...Thats what I think...

I lived in some othere countries as well for many years but no country could make me feel the way  I feel in Turkiye...Free and a part of "something"

good luck..

Answer 6

Yes, living in America as a Turk has definitely separated me a bit from everybody else, but from my experience it was always good and not bad.  I actually feel more patriotic when I'm here in the US, because I have rights to say that I'm from another culture and that I can go there whenever I want and feel at home.  Most people can't say that they have 2 homes in two different worlds you know.  But, at times it gets really lonely because you want to talk to people who speak the language and are eating the Turkish foods, but you can't and you're just stuck with the people around you.  Sometimes I don't even like the American culture, so I always feel nostalgic for the Turkish culture that I left behind.