Join Wendy and I for a more off-beat conversation about what it means to be a third culture kid in today's post-pandemic age. Both coming from mixed race families and both having grown up in "the West", we talk religion, toilets, and reconnecting with our families after ages apart. Among other things, we talk about negotiating our identities, having fun learning languages, how we internalise languages and how they affect our personalities in love and friendship. Wendy is also has excellent taste in TV shows, so it's not all serious stuff.
𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
Difference between German and Swiss German 0:00 -3:20
Evolution of language 3:20 - 5:13
How not to learn German 5:13 - 6:34
𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒇𝒇
On visiting Senegal 6:34 - 8:22
On spending Ramadan in Senegal 8:22 - 10:50
Ramadan according to Wendy 10:50 - 13:20
Experiences that Wendy and Mishell share 13:20 - 15:38
Swiss and Senegalese observations 15:38 - 18:20
Swiss simple pleasures 18:20 - 19:20
Toilets, bidets, and paper 19:20 - 23:45
𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉
Why there are German language students in Mexico 23:45 - 26:15
Learning languages 26:15 - 27:13
Learning and speaking Mexican slang 27:13 - 30:29
Delving into the pop culture 30:30 - 32:28
Developing characters 32:28 - 33:10
Wendy's characters in every language 33:10 - 35:00
𝑨𝒃𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔
Anger in different languages 35:00 - 37:33
Anger/passive aggression expressed in Mexico 37:33 - 38:25
Expressing deep topics with your partner in different languages: English as a language of detachment 38:40 - 41:52
"I love you" vs "Te amo" vs vs "Te quiero" (which one is it?) 41:52 - 43:30
Multicultural and multilingual existential crises 43:30 - 46:18
The Gut Feeling 46:18 - 47:29
𝑨𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅
Random TV shows 47:29 - 48:45
Commentary on race on White Lotus Season One 48:45 - 52:00
Resentment in the younger years 52:00 - 53: 48
Finding contentment through traveling 53:48 - 55:00
Living above the rat race 55:00 - 57:25
Conclusion 57:25 - 58:00
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