Citizenship

Flightless Bird

David Farrier

Comedy, Flightless Bird, Documentary, Society & Culture, David Farrier

5 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David Farrier looks at the process of gaining American Citizenship, and what it means to become truly American. Why over the last decade did over seven million non-Americans choose to become American? And what does this process look like? David talks to a New Zealander who chose to Naturalise before looking at some Americans who’ve chosen to do the exact opposite. Why would someone choose to become American and why would someone choose to give it up?

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0:00.0	I'm David Ferrier and New Zealand are accidentally marooned in America and I want to figure out what makes this country tick.
0:07.0	I've been in America for almost three years now and those years of whized by in part thanks to this podcast which has seen
0:15.7	me going on adventures all over this sprawling country. The longer I stay here, the
0:21.0	more I start to wonder about my future and what I plan to do.
0:24.8	Back in New Zealand I have a dad getting older still eating Tamarillo's.
0:29.5	Oh, Tamarillo's? Yeah, Tamarillo's very nice, yeah.
0:35.0	And occasionally, occasionally, I miss my tiny nieces
0:39.2	roasting me each and every day.
0:41.7	That red light means I'm recording.
0:44.0	Everything you just said was recorded
0:46.0	and now it's going to be broadcast out
0:48.0	to millions and millions of people.
0:50.0	No.
0:51.0	You don't believe me?
0:52.0	No, I don't. Why don't you believe me. No, I don't.
0:53.0	Why don't you believe me? I often feel like you don't believe me.
0:56.0	Do you not find me believable?
0:58.0	Not really.
1:00.0	But while I still feel the pull of New Zealand, I also really love it here in America.
1:05.3	I love the vast open spaces, the chaos, and the variety of people I get to meet each day.
1:11.6	I guess my point is, do I stay or do I go? How long do I keep getting these three-year
1:18.1	work visas at about $8,000 a pop? Or do I apply for a green card or do I ever become an American citizen?
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