Do you ever feel as though you don't have a "nationality?"
Yes and no. More that you're more than just the one. Part of me will be intrinsically Dutch, part of me won't be, due also to the fact that I spent 7 years of my childhood living in the UK. It kind of puts you into the outsider category, even though you can do a convincing or even perfect imitation of being a native. So dual-sided outsiderism if you will.
And I'm happy with my nationality, I wouldn't trade it, even though I can apply for US citizenship in 2 years 9 months, and the Dutch government now actually allows dual citizenship, which it didn't before. I just prefer being an ex-pat than pat. Something was missing for me when I lived there. Even though there are things that I miss when I'm not there.
It's kind of weird, and complicated, and not too many people really understand it.
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Date: 2004-05-20 01:24 pm (UTC)Yes and no. More that you're more than just the one. Part of me will be intrinsically Dutch, part of me won't be, due also to the fact that I spent 7 years of my childhood living in the UK. It kind of puts you into the outsider category, even though you can do a convincing or even perfect imitation of being a native. So dual-sided outsiderism if you will.
And I'm happy with my nationality, I wouldn't trade it, even though I can apply for US citizenship in 2 years 9 months, and the Dutch government now actually allows dual citizenship, which it didn't before. I just prefer being an ex-pat than pat. Something was missing for me when I lived there. Even though there are things that I miss when I'm not there.
It's kind of weird, and complicated, and not too many people really understand it.