How growing up in Ukraine made me different from you

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:18:56 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
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"I realized that cosmopolitanism is bullshit the moment I saw a man casually
walking with a huge blood stain on his military uniform in Kyiv, October 2021.

Let me explain.

At the sweet age of 17, I moved from Ukraine to Canada. The “country of
immigrants”, where millions are trying their best to just fit in. I did, too,
ignoring the fact I never felt I belonged. This jarring feeling was haunting me
all three years I lived there:

Why do I feel so different?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:45:40 +1000

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Katherine Phelps
Brilliant article! So good to have these insights!

On 31/7/23 12:18, Andrew Pam wrote:
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"I realized that cosmopolitanism is bullshit the moment I saw a man casually
walking with a huge blood stain on his military uniform in Kyiv, October
2021.

Let me explain.

At the sweet age of 17, I moved from Ukraine to Canada. The “country of
immigrants”, where millions are trying their best to just fit in. I did, too,
ignoring the fact I never felt I belonged. This jarring feeling was haunting
me all three years I lived there:

Why do I feel so different?"

Cheers,
    *** Xanni ***

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