Negative Aspects Of American Culture

A large portion of Americans will stay in the same state that they are born, but image if you were not even born in the country. There is a growing population of so-called “Third Culture Kids”, also known are TCKs, which are children born or raised in a country or culture different than their parents’. Unlike many other people, I had the opportunity of having an education as a TCK, opening up an array of experiences across the globe, and although some are negative, they all resulted in a positive impact in my life—whether it be in life lessons or new skills. My educational career began within the German schooling system. Grades one through three, I attended school with kids that isolated me merely for being a different nationality. At first …show more content…
It would be an abnormality if any time a student found out I moved from Germany they did not ask a question in reference to Nazis. It was almost as if they were hoping that the history books had lied to them and that there really was still disaster overseas. Rather than offend me, as it did other people who were in the same situation as myself, I found myself observing this new “culture” that I was suddenly thrown in. There really was no other way for me to have known how the American culture truly was besides what I had learned from popular television shows. I still regard this aspect as extremely positive, for how many other people can state that they were able to observe their national culture from a completely unbiased and unknowing …show more content…
We were sent back to Germany and I would finish my schooling, from seventh grade until I graduated high school, overseas. Perhaps of all my experiences, attending a military school was unique experience that I treasure. I was provided an education that had all the American academics with all the European benefits. One of the fondest memories I have are of sporting events. The entire team would often travel hours to get to different cities, and even countries, to compete. Each location provided a new environment and group of people to interact with. Already within my own school there was a wide variety of backgrounds: other students who were born overseas in Germany, Japan, or even Korea as well as students from across the continental United States. One of the greatest jokes within the military community is that after spending time with all your peers, you will never have just one