If only I had blond hair…
I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. I have been here for 30 years. I cannot imagine living in Turkey all the time. They live differently over there, they have a…
Optimistic about the future
There is a common stereotype about Afghanistan in Europe, which disturbs me. When I say to Germans that I come from Afghanistan, often the reaction is: Ach so! (Oh so!…
Hide it in a book
My first culture shock was on the train where people mind their own business: they don't talk to each other, even if they sit next to each other. Instead they…
Giving up a part of you
I believe that once you have lived in a foreign country for almost half of your life, you simply end up becoming a different person than the one you were…
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