Has anyone ever been able to identify with another culture better?

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I am a white guy from Texas. I was born and raised in Houston before I relocated to Austin. I'm not your typical Texan, though. I hate country music, and I'm a Blue Dog Democrat. I don't have a Southern drawl, either. About the only vernacular Texan trait I have is my love for football and barbecue. Meanwhile, I've taken up tai chi and feng shui. My favorite food is Chinese food. I've also fallen in love with chopsticks. I wish we ate with those here in America, in fact. I also play Mahjong, Sudoku, and Taipei. I am a huge fan of pagodas, pandas, sakuras, bamboo, and cheongsams. To make a long story short, I come from a dysfunctional family. I have an estranged relationship with my dad and my eldest brother. At the Chinese buffet where I dine weekly, I've become more acquainted with the servers. They're from Korea, China, Indonesia, and Taiwan. One day, something unsettling struck me. I realized I had more in common with these Asian foreigners than I do my own family and kin. To put it bluntly, I've begun feeling more like an Asian person trapped inside a white guy's body as I've gotten older, wiser, and more cultured. As I analyze things spatially, many Oriental philosophies make more sense to me than Western customs. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?
 
strangely i know exactly what you mean, maybe not identifying with asian culture so much as being able to identify with the native american culture and ways of living. only because they make more sense to me than today's american thinking.
althought i can somewhat identify with asian culture as well. especially the methods of healing with herbs and energy.
 
NOPEEEEEE. VIVA MI PATRIA QUERIDA COLOMBIA

sfresh cloning superior intellect.......first of all i bet most white men have bigger dongs than your cocktail wenie and you sure aint anyone to relate to other than those mini choclate bars they give out on halloween
 
Yes, we sometimes have experiences like that.

Personally, I have an affinity to people from cultures where issues are more openly debated than among people in the religion of my ancestors, for those who are not absorbed in football and baseball, and those who have an open mind.

When you are interested in things like world affairs, alternative medicine, different spiritual ideas, etc. but cannot have a meaningful discussion about them with people among whom you grew up, you search for others who are interested.
 
Yes. I feel like I'm a blond Latina, I love the culture and I'm sure I was Latina in another life.

You were probably Asian in a past life and everything about it is familiar to you.
 
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