Short vs long answer cultural identity from @wacomo
The creator explains his complex cultural identity by first stating he has a 'short answer' and a 'long answer' to the question 'Where are you from?'. He then proceeds to tell the long answer, detailing his birth in NYC, upbringing in Mexico City, his father's Mexican/American/Scottish heritage, and his mother's Basque heritage with parents who were refugees in Russia. He concludes by stating the short answer is simply 'Mexico'.
Creator: @wacomo on Instagram
Transcript
I'm culturally confused. When people ask me where I'm from, I have a short answer and I have a long answer. The long answer is that I was born in New York Tier, but when I was two years good, my parents moved to Mexico City, which is where I lived until I was 18. My dad was born in Mexico City, but his dad is from New York and his mom is Scottish. And he also lived in Brazil and Scotland for a while. And my mom was born and raised in the Basque Country, but her parents lived in Russia for twenty
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