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It is a bitter-sweet thing, knowing two cultures. Once you leave your birthplace nothing is ever the same.

It is a bitter-sweet thing, knowing two cultures. Once you leave your birthplace nothing is ever the same.

Sarah Turnbull
Sweet, Two, Knowing
Sarah Turnbull (2011). “Almost French”, p.30, Nicholas Brealey Publishing

French elegance lies in the balance of romance and restraint.

Sarah Turnbull
Lying, Romance, Balance
Sarah Turnbull (2011). “Almost French”, p.21, Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Such is the nature of an expatriate life. Stripped of romance, perhaps that's what being an expat is all about: a sense of not wholly belonging. [...] The insider-outsider dichotomy gives life a degree of tension. Not of a needling, negative variety but rather a keep-on-your-toes sort of tension that can plunge or peak with sudden rushes of love or anger. Learning to recognise and interpret cultural behaviour is a vital step forward for expats anywhere, but it doesn't mean that you grow to appreciate all the differences.

Sarah Turnbull
Mean, Differences, Appreciate

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