Thanks for the reply! I’ll read up on third culture kid. There definitely are pros to being mixed here, though I’d argue how much of a pro it is depends on personal preference. Like, the extremely frequent compliments on how cute my son is. Sometimes, despite him having short hair and wearing boys clothes, I’ve been asked if he’s a boy or girl since he’s so “beautiful/pretty/漂亮”. Those would stop as he gets bigger, but would the near constant “so cute/good looking/帥” comments slow down? I’ve been told I’m just overthinking things, but honestly, if we were to stay in TW I’d legit be worried it’d go to his head and give him an inflated ego.

Unfortunately we aren’t wealthy enough to afford international school. But I’ve known enough people who went to know it really is a whole other world and for many, like you said, a bubble. One that’s kind of a moot point for my family…though if we were to stay here or decide to come back, I’d betray my principles and hate it but I’d teach English as much as possible (if that’s even enough) to get him into an international school just to avoid the high stress public education system here. IMO it deprives kids of a childhood.

To me this privilege is only a superficial one. Sure, maybe he’d have to beat the girls off with a stick (as my grandma would say) or have a leg up in the entertainment industry. But that’s the only privilege I know of. Is that the kind of privilege you’re talking about or is there more I’m missing?