Tag: society
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Things That Surprised Me When I Moved to America
This summer marks 20 years since I moved to the United States permanently Photo by David Emrich on Unsplash I moved to Indiana from France. I guess you could say I had culture shock. Inspired by fellow Medium writers, Melissa Frost and Anastasia Frugaard, who share their reflections on the States from a Scandinavian perspective, I […]
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Lies We’ve Been Sold As Millennials
And what we can do about it Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash Lie #1 — “Do something that you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” What’s worse: the quote itself or that you fell for it? Your job doesn’t have to fulfill you. Why should it? It’s a job. It’s a list of […]
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Why You Can’t Be Afraid Of Being Disliked
Photo by Cyrus Chew on Unsplash Be true to yourself – there will always be haters No matter what you say or do, some people still won’t like you. Ten years ago, someone came up to me out of nowhere (unsolicited) and said: “You know, when we first met, I didn’t like your passion or your positive, […]
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Why Celebrating the Fourth of July Feels More Wrong This Year
If I’m being honest Photo by Erica Marsland Huynh on Unsplash I don’t feel safe around anyone who proudly displays the United States flag because of what it’s come to represent. It feels like a threat. It smells like white supremacy. Most times, it looks like hate depending on who’s waving it. Ever since Trump’s presidency, and […]
Melissa Chanthalangsy 