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<blockquote data-quote="Etude" data-source="post: 318264" data-attributes="member: 8281"><p>ThreeShadows,</p><p> </p><p>Thank you for your thoughts because these are things I need to consider. Where I work overseas there are LOTS of Americans. Also, my daughter has spent enough time in US schools to know she is American. She takes pride in the fact that she blends in so well in European culture no one would know she is American. She has no American/foreign accent when she speaks. BUT everyone knows she is American and other parents have told me if they did not know for a fact that she is American, they would never figure her for a foreigner. So she is secure in her identity. And she does miss her friends there. Fortunately, the drugs and alcohol are not so thick where we lived. It is basically in the "country" and a long way from any city. Yes, I know drugs and alcohol are everywhere but it is more difficult for her to get into trouble in a very small town where EVERYONE knows her. I think any cultural problems she might have will be mitigated by the fact that she has friends and is accepted by her friends' parents. But you are right. These are things I have to think about because they could make the situation worse.</p><p> </p><p>Thank you for your thoughts and for taking the time to answer me.</p><p> </p><p>e</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Etude, post: 318264, member: 8281"] ThreeShadows, Thank you for your thoughts because these are things I need to consider. Where I work overseas there are LOTS of Americans. Also, my daughter has spent enough time in US schools to know she is American. She takes pride in the fact that she blends in so well in European culture no one would know she is American. She has no American/foreign accent when she speaks. BUT everyone knows she is American and other parents have told me if they did not know for a fact that she is American, they would never figure her for a foreigner. So she is secure in her identity. And she does miss her friends there. Fortunately, the drugs and alcohol are not so thick where we lived. It is basically in the "country" and a long way from any city. Yes, I know drugs and alcohol are everywhere but it is more difficult for her to get into trouble in a very small town where EVERYONE knows her. I think any cultural problems she might have will be mitigated by the fact that she has friends and is accepted by her friends' parents. But you are right. These are things I have to think about because they could make the situation worse. Thank you for your thoughts and for taking the time to answer me. e [/QUOTE]
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