24 Things Every British Kid With One Foreign Parent Will Get

    But where do you feel like you're from?

    1. Because you dip in and out of two languages at home, sometimes you forget when you're with your friends.

    2. And your English parent can feel left out if they don't speak your second language.

    3. Besides, bitching about English people in a foreign language will never not be fun.

    4. Having two passports will always feel glam.

    5. And there'll be at least two airports in the world that you know like the back of your hand.

    6. There'll be some English words your foreign parent mispronounces.

    7. If it's your mum who is foreign, Mother's Day will be a massive headache.

    8. And if your foreign parent is European, they might insist you get them flowers on their name day.

    9. You may also celebrate Christmas on 24 December.

    10. You're super quick at converting currencies in your head.

    11. Same goes for working out time differences.

    12. On New Year's Eve, you have two separate toasts.

    13. Your non-English grandparents will be deeply suspicious of England. Specifically whether you are getting enough vitamins in England.

    14. Every now and then your foreign parent will bitch about The English.

    15. Specifically, they will say, "Oh she's very English" about your friend's mums who are literally very English.

    16. No matter where your foreign parent is from, they'll never stop moaning about the English weather.

    17. There'll be foods you grew up eating that your English friends will have never tried.

    18. And sometimes you'll just really crave a sweet you can't get here.

    19. You'll find that your accent changes depending on who you're hanging out with.

    20. And you might grow up thinking a word is English, only to later find out it's not.

    21. There might even be some words you don't know in English.

    22. You'll never be quite sure who you're meant to support in sports matches or Eurovision.

    23. And you'll be randomly tuned in to two sets of pop culture.

    24. But hey, at least it means you get to travel loads.