Do you live in your nation of origin?

[Nadkor]

Kind of.

[Meowfoundland]

Yes. I've never even moved houses.

[Serrland]

Yep.

[Ravineworld]

USA for life!

Actually, when I turn 18 I plan on moving somewhere else, maybe greece (that's where my heritage is from, and they have a high population of anarchists) or Somalia (no, I'm not trolling, I plan on forming a collective there one day, due to their abundant fisheries and small government)

[Cabot den Sol]

I was born in Mother Russia, but then move to North America. Very Different place.

[Samuraikoku]

Yes. I have lived in Argentina all my life.

[Liriena]

Yes. Born and raised in Argentina. But I can't wait to get out and live in Tokyo or New York

[The Republic of Lanos]

The US is the only country I've lived in (except same-day trips to Mexico and Canada) and this is highly unlikely to change.

[Forsher]

Simple: do you live in the country you were born in?

I was born in Canada, but have lived in the US since 2009. I briefly lived with family in suburban London (December 2000-July 2001).

Yes. Then again I am still at school.

[Serrland]

Yes. Born and raised in Argentina. But I can't wait to get out and live in Tokyo or New York

I'll trade you places for a while. I'd like to spend a few years in Argentina. I could become a Chamamé master!

[Veblenia]

Yep. I lived in the Eastern Caribbean for a while, but came back to Canada.

[Bombadil]

I'm TCK..

Third culture kid (TCK, 3CK) is a term coined in the early 1950s by American sociologist and anthropologist Ruth Hill Useem "to refer to the children who accompany their parents into another society".[1] Other terms, such as trans-culture kid or Global Nomad are also used by some.

It would be typical for a TCK to say that he is a citizen of a country, but with nothing beyond his passport to define that identification for him. Such children usually find it difficult to answer the question, "Where are you from?" Compared to their peers who have lived their entire lives in a single culture, TCKs have a globalized culture.

Sociopsychology
90% feel "out of sync" with their peers.[19]
90% report feeling as if they understand other people and cultural groups better than the average [home country] American.[20]
80% believe they can get along with anybody, and they often do, due to their sociocultural adaptability.[20]
Divorce rates among TCKs are lower than the general population, but TCKs marry at an older age (25+).[21][22]
More welcoming of others into their community.[18]
Lack a sense of "where home is", but are often nationalistic.[18][20]

Cognitive and emotional development
Teenage TCKs are more mature than non-TCKs, but in their twenties take longer than their peers to focus their aims.[19]
Depression is comparatively prevalent among TCKs.[19]
TCKs' sense of identity and well-being is directly and negatively affected by repatriation.[23]
TCKs are highly linguistically adept

Like all children, TCKs may experience stress and even grief from the relocation experience.[25][26]

Education and career
TCKs are 4 times as likely as non-TCKs to earn a bachelor's degree (81% vs 21%)[27]
40% earn an advanced degree (as compared to 5% of the non-TCK population.)[21]
45% of TCKs attended three universities before attaining a degree.[21]
44% earned undergraduate degree after the age of 22.[21]
Education, medicine, business management, self-employment, and highly-skilled positions are the most common professions for TCKs.[21]
TCKs are unlikely to work for big business, government, or follow their parents' career choices. "One won't find many TCKs in large corporations. Nor are there many in government ... they have not followed in parental footsteps".[21]

I've only lived about 7 years in the country I was born in, the first 3 and then some school.

[Ryadn]

I still live in the same county I was born in. Aside from college, never moved out of it.

[Third Mexican Empire]

Currently residing in Texas. At least its not as drastically different from my native country. Hoping to go back soon.

[The Nuclear Fist]

Yes.

[Silver Luna Enchantment]

I live in the USA, and while I do identify highly with parts of my heritage, I'm going to say yes as I was born here and both my parents grew up in the same country as myself.

[Transhuman Proteus]

Yes. I was born in Australia. Then my parents moved overseas for work for a few years and therefore so did I, but that finished and we moved back around the time I started High School. Been here (other than a bit of travel) ever since.

[Tuthina]

Depends. I live in the same city I was born, but the city switched country since then. :/

[Bombadil]

In terms of actual places I've lived in for extended periods of time..

Africa - 7 years
Spain - 2 years
Australia - 3 years
Asia - 13 years


..with various sundry countries in between.

[Birkinghamia]

Nope. Ich war in Deutschland geboren.

[Serrland]

In terms of actual places I've lived in for extended periods of time..

Africa - 7 years
Spain - 2 years
Australia - 3 years
Asia - 13 years


..with various sundry countries in between.

Are you by chance a child of embassy people?

[The Grand World Order]

Yes. I live in the United States as I always have, and likely always will, excluding foreign deployments for when I serve in the Marine Corps.

[Bombadil]

In terms of actual places I've lived in for extended periods of time..

Africa - 7 years
Spain - 2 years
Australia - 3 years
Asia - 13 years


..with various sundry countries in between.

Are you by chance a child of embassy people?

Reasonable guess, the other one is military but I'm neither. Africa was the only country that was due to parents for business, Spain was a sports training centre and the others were post-university, I just up'ed sticks.

[Serrland]

Are you by chance a child of embassy people?

Reasonable guess, the other one is military but I'm neither. Africa was the only country that was due to parents for business, Spain was a sports training centre and the others were post-university, I just up'ed sticks.

Ah, I see. Sounds like quite the interesting life!

I guess embassy because I have a friend that was the daughter of Dutch embassy workers, and she moved a lot from continent to continent. Lived in all but Asia, if I recall correctly.

[Jari Head]

Outside of summers in a small town in SE Ont. Canada when I was little, I've lived within 30miles of where I was born