Comments on: I’ve ‘Turned on My Romanian’

By: Twitter Interview With Cate Brubaker

Twitter Interview With Cate Brubaker — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:52:35 +0000

[...] 43 cross-cultural quotes for the classroom Sleeping in school – a cultural thing? I’ve ‘turned on my Romanian’ [...]

By: We’re Not Fighting, We’re Just Being Romanian

We’re Not Fighting, We’re Just Being Romanian — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:03:16 +0000

[...] with Americans, and my old way with Romanians. It’s fascinating to me how people find ways of transitioning in and out of their culture – national or regional. Going in and out of different ways of communicating is definitely one [...]

By: A Switch Has Been Flipped

A Switch Has Been Flipped — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:53:20 +0000

[...] I’m feeling a sudden sense of urgency. About visiting Romania. [...]

By: Hiller Spires

Hiller Spires — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:12:46 +0000

Anamaria–I loved your column! I since Gabriel and I have met your Mother and tasted her homecooked food I know why you dread her departure in February. I relate to your observations about turning on and off your culture. When I go home to visit my Mother in South Carolina, I quickly fall in to the culture and norms that I grew up with–including speech, food, ways of relating, etc. When I return home to Raleigh, I adjust back to my current lifestyle. The transitions are seamless to me and I appreciate being able to go in and out of different “ways of being.” Thanks for sharing your thoughts and best regards to your Mother!

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Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:37:05 +0000

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Bonnie Koenig and CateBrubaker, Anamaria_Knight. Anamaria_Knight said: I've 'turned on my Romanian' – can we turn aspects of our native culture on and off? CulturallyTeaching.com http://bit.ly/8I7C3t [...]

By: Anamaria

Anamaria — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:31:41 +0000

Hi Bonnie, thank you for your comment. Yes, I agree with your observation: looking back, there are certainly aspects related to my native culture that got toned down, rather than turned off. I can’t help wondering, though: if some aspects of the native culture do get “turned off” (I still am not convinced that this does not happen), how would we know it? We are more likely to notice those aspects which are toned down, because another native can bring them back to the surface, even if temporarily. But are we ever aware of ALL the aspects that are “turned off”? Do we lose awareness of them once we’ve lost them? Not necessarily … not all of them, anyway.
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By: Bonnie Koenig

Bonnie Koenig — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:08:48 +0000

Anamaria – Good column. My observation is that a native culture doesn’t ‘get turned off’ but it does get modified (or “toned down” ) when you are living amongst other cultures.