Cross-Culture Returns Home. Country-Man Goin Back-Ome‪.‬

DE MAD RUSH STARTS, fo exit from de plane to de terminal. Rush fo enter de airport an be first; den confronted wid long lines an waitin' immigration officers. Officers wid searchin-eyes, blank facial expressions an some tricky questions, dem askin'; Which country are you from? Where will you be staying? Are you travelling alone? How long will you be staying? Do you have anything to declare? De Officer dem, placin' visitors in wan unusual situation fo few silent seconds, is wan strange feelin'. Strange cause, most of de answers to de questions, in de passport. De passport is also issued by de country where yo live, as wan landed immigrant an also lists de country of birth as different. Bein' interrogated, causes one to be cautious before answerin' de questions, although knowin' yo na guilty of wan crime. Within de few seconds, yo feel like wan foreign stranger an not wan citizen returnin' fo holiday.