That’s a real plesant read, ngl

Iran stops being the arsonist and gains a financial stake in keeping the region stable—a raison d’être to behave properly.

Funny, as if Iran has started all of this, lol

I can really relate to a lot of the things said in your post and I feel the same very often. I’m not from Russia, but from a different eastern european country. I also have dual-citizenship. Yet, I feel that people like us are in a very unique situation, because it does not really matter, where we go, we won’t fit anyway in the nationalist picture.

After finishing my Abitur here, I wanted to try out something and I moved to the country of my parents to go to uni there. I was never part of the same team here (being german), but really quickly I found out, that it’s the same on the other side. There I was just the german guy. Although I wouldn’t say, that I show it off in anyway. I don’t even have an accent in both languages.

I’m happy for you, that you found a place, where you feel welcomed and not judged.

EDIT: Kleiner Edit am Rande, weil mir ist gerade bei der Zugfahrt was eingefallen. Es gibt viel Musik, die genau das beschreibt. Ich kann dir, falls Hip Hop was für dich ist, Apsilon sehr ans Herz legen. Die Themen, die er anspricht und die Gefühle, die er beschreibt, sind sehr treffend und er macht das auf eine sehr kreative/schöne Art und Weise imo. Vor allem die Zeile in seinem Song Köfte:

(…) Ich brauchte 23 Jahre, bis ich merkte, dass ich statt zwei, keine Heimat habe, außer meinen eignen Straße. (…)

Es tut gut zu wissen, dass man mit solchen Erfahrungen nicht ganz so allein ist.

What the helly? How did I miss news like that?

I can’t recommend Hemingway’s work enough. Especially ‘In Another Country’ is personal favorite of mine, but also I loved reading through ‘The Old Man And The Sea.’

Damn, Poles love being used as wage squeezers in the west and getting their economy taken over by western corporations, just to have access to * 400 * different beers. Lord, have mercy…