Yes, exactly. Culture must be one of those areas to which discussion of neuroplasticity is relevant. It's been studied in the last few decades how the brain is fluid, and this article got me thinking about the ways that culture is and isn't fluid, hence the third culture kids.
I remember the year I lived in London. I learned to say 'Alright?' instead of 'Hi.' I learned to look the wrong way when crossing the street. And to alter my vowels so that people could understand me clearly when I spoke. Things like that and many more became second nature. Then I went back home, and in 2 to 3 months those things fell away.
I didn't stay for years, so had only of a little of the cognitive dissonance that third culture kids must feel when switching from one home country to another.
This article got me thinking about just how important culture is. How when you move to a different place, to live, not just to travel through - even to college - so much of your energy and attention gets devoted to learning and acquiring the new culture, whether you realize it or not.
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Date: 2013-09-23 05:12 pm (UTC)I remember the year I lived in London. I learned to say 'Alright?' instead of 'Hi.' I learned to look the wrong way when crossing the street. And to alter my vowels so that people could understand me clearly when I spoke. Things like that and many more became second nature. Then I went back home, and in 2 to 3 months those things fell away.
I didn't stay for years, so had only of a little of the cognitive dissonance that third culture kids must feel when switching from one home country to another.
This article got me thinking about just how important culture is. How when you move to a different place, to live, not just to travel through - even to college - so much of your energy and attention gets devoted to learning and acquiring the new culture, whether you realize it or not.