She tries to avoid complaining outrightly about racism towards black people in Poland, she only delicately alludes to it in her last words.
I wonder about your freedom-in Benin and in Poland. How are they different?
I think this is the first time someone has asked me such a question. In Benin, I felt 200 percent free. In Poland , I don't feel 100 percent free yet. I've gotten used to living here, but in the back of my mind I feel like I'm different. Maybe it's because I don't live in Warsaw, but near Katowice. I feel like people are looking at me, it's strange for me. I feel like they have a different approach to me because of my background. I see that the people I get along with best have experience of other cultures. They've either lived abroad or traveled. They've experienced another culture and they don't treat me differently, but as equals. I've only recently learned to name this relationship. It's CQ, Cultural Intelligence. It refers to a person's ability to be in a multicultural environment.
I wonder about your freedom-in Benin and in Poland. How are they different?
I think this is the first time someone has asked me such a question. In Benin, I felt 200 percent free. In Poland , I don't feel 100 percent free yet. I've gotten used to living here, but in the back of my mind I feel like I'm different. Maybe it's because I don't live in Warsaw, but near Katowice. I feel like people are looking at me, it's strange for me. I feel like they have a different approach to me because of my background. I see that the people I get along with best have experience of other cultures. They've either lived abroad or traveled. They've experienced another culture and they don't treat me differently, but as equals. I've only recently learned to name this relationship. It's CQ, Cultural Intelligence. It refers to a person's ability to be in a multicultural environment.