What does being a "citizen of the world" mean to you?

[Youss]

Hello everyone   ,

 

I'm writing an article about being a citizen of the world, for my school's quarterly newsletter and my goal is to "internationalize" it by including the definitions of IBers/ex-IBers around the world. I would therefore appreciate it if you guys could give me a brief and personal definition of a "citizen of the world" (implication(s), importance, basis, etc).

Any alumni, pre-IB student, junior, senior can post his/her thoughts about the subject in the following format:

 

Name: "Opinion." / School (if you're an alumni, you can still post the name of the university you're studying into) 

 

e.g.: Youssou El Hadji Malick Sy: "From my point of view, being a citizen of world involves xyz." / West African College of the Atlantic 

 

N.B.: Your definitions can be any language you want (it would be even better that way as it would make the article more "international"   ). You'd then have to put its translation (in english) in brackets.

 

Thank's for your participation         !

Best regards,

[Bara3]

I hope this isn't too late

 

Eureka Sakamoto: "To me being a 'citizen of the world' is just like being an ordinary citizen; you live in a place, follow the laws, treat as much people as you can with respect, eat, sleep, produce co2, etc. The only difference is that you're aware of the wider world; that you accept that, with a population of seven billion, there are bound to be people who think differently from you, and you're okay with that." / German European School Manila

[bethiedrama101]

Beth Durgan: Being a 'citizen of the world' is being open minded to other beliefs and cultures; It's a willingness to learn about new cultures while still expressing your own. Being a citizen of the world is uniting with your fellow humans regardless of race, religion, sex or any other difference to work on issues of global importance."/ International School of Western Australia