I'm a diplobrat. Ask me anything.

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A diplobrat, in my understanding of the term, is the offspring dependent of a diplomat (a professional in the public employ who travels away from their home countries to represent said country's government in embassies on foreign soil) The replacement of the 'mat' with 'brat' mirrors the gyst of the humorous portmanteau[footnote]"portmanteau"? >.>[/footnote]: People of this breed are traditionally considered to be spoiled brats with diplomatic immunity.

Needless to say I contest this assertion. For one thing the whole idea of diplomatic immunity is misunderstood, and I have one particularly juicy anecdote that puts paid to that misunderstanding pretty neatly.

[HEADING=3]I am a diplobrat. Ask me anything.[/HEADING]

In any case, throughout my childhood I lived several countries, never for longer than 4 or 5 years at a time, I moved through several schools, groups of friends, repeated parts of various grades (if memory serves I did part or all of 9th grade three times in three different countries without, somehow, actually losing time on my peers)

I also lived in several cultures, met lots of different people, and may somehow have a few insights on things like travel, life in foreign countries, the expat experience and an international perspective on things that were big deals for you guys at home (Australian readers: I had been an internal, isolated fan of Tool for about five years until I suddenly came to AUS and heard that they were the mid-teen drug-enthusiasts band of choice par excellence - my appreciation of the band is therefore very personalized)

On the one hand you might say I was a spoiled brat, on the other hand you may rightly wonder what all this did to my social development, what my concept of a 'friend' is, or indeed if I would do it all again given the choice.

I'm not sure there is much call for an AMA on this subject, but I figured what the hell. Some people out there might dream of travelling, I for one still do.
 

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If the Nazis had won World War 2, but the Arachnid aliens from Starship troopers invaded in the 1960s, what would your first grade teacher's first pet have been named?
 

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Silentpony said:
If the Nazis had won World War 2, but the Arachnid aliens from Starship troopers invaded in the 1960s, what would your first grade teacher's first pet have been named?
Probably Eva Bug amirite
 

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Which countries did you used to live in?
 

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What's you analysis between the School Days visual novel and its anime counterpart?

Bonus question: If Nostalgia's a *****, then who's the [real] asshole in this relationship?
 

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Any idea how hard it is to start working somewhere within the diplomatic field? Do you already need to be within a certain circle, like for instance being a 'diplobrat', to get in or something along those lines?
 

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Do you pour milk in a bowl before your cereal? Or do you put the cereal before the milk?
 

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Is the overly-eloquent wording of the OP a remnant of your higher education/expectations of you as a diplobrat, a personal preference, or just a sort of meta-joke on how diplobrats are usually percieved? When in a more casual circumstance, do you default to such a speech pattern, or do you just say "fuck it" and speak as casually as the average person?
 

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LetalisK said:
So what's the anecdote? Don't leave us hanging!
Over in highschool in Beijing there we a bunch of little shits who would go out on Fridays, make friends with strangers, then drive then in a taxi somewhere quiet and beat the crap out of them. They were all pretty pleased about it, too.

One day one of their taxi drivers reported them. These three expat teenagers (under 18) all went to Chinese prison for six months.

Justice. Those bastards. No immunity there.

JoJo said:
Which countries did you used to live in?
BEL, GER, CHN, IND, USA

Breakdown said:
Have you ever thought "I'm not usually racist, but these guys are the worst"?
Yes, forgive me but I think this when I see how certain men from the middle East and the subcontinent treat women.

stormtrooper9091 said:
Do you ever fear you may actually have to work someday?
Already surmounted that hurdle, but it's not all solved yet because if I'm not traveling I feel horrible, so I won't be satisfied until I move overseas, which is still some small way off.
 

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Buckets said:
Do you break laws and claim 'Diplomatic Immunity' to get away with it?
No, I was never so douchey, nor did I ever have an opportunity. My anecdote in my previous post however confirms my position on so called "immunity"

Cowabungaa said:
Any idea how hard it is to start working somewhere within the diplomatic field? Do you already need to be within a certain circle, like for instance being a 'diplobrat', to get in or something along those lines?
If you're an Australian I can tell you you just need to beat a rather large field of other applicants. Certain degrees are more useful (Asian studies comes to mind) but i, an architect, have considered applying. Though my connection might make things a little less opaque.

Lufia Erim said:
Do you pour milk in a bowl before your cereal? Or do you put the cereal before the milk?
Cereal before milk.

Jumjummju said:
Is the overly-eloquent wording of the OP a remnant of your higher education/expectations of you as a diplobrat, a personal preference, or just a sort of meta-joke on how diplobrats are usually percieved? When in a more casual circumstance, do you default to such a speech pattern, or do you just say "fuck it" and speak as casually as the average person?
Speaking like that is pretty normal for me, but unlike the snobs you see on TV I make it sound pretty fluent and normal. It's also a knee jerk thing I do when nervous. Which I was when exposing myself to serious potential trollage.
 

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First off, I am also a "diplobrat", although this is the first time I've heard of the term. I've lived in five different countries, have two nationalities and speak four languages. I know where you come from.
I understand you're not living abroad anymore, so I had some questions.

1. Are you afraid of being perceived as pretentious? Sometimes, I won't tell anecdotes to friends, because they involve a minister or a princess who was at my home, or something of the style, and I realise that it may come off as boasting. Or is everyone you know used to you having lead a completely different life than them?
2. Do you have trouble having meaningful relationships? I know I don't have any friends who I can talk to about everything. Or any childhood friends, for that matter. Does it get better once you stay in one place?
3. How is it to not travel? You said you 'felt horrible' when not travelling. Is it like that all of the time? I feel like I would be the same.
 

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So, you lived in BELgrade, niGERia, CzecH republicaN, INDiana, and the United States of Antarctica?
Which was your favorite place to live?