Ignorant Minds

“How do you speak English so well? You’ve just been here for two years, right?”

As an immigrant in advertising, I can positively say that it’s a small industry. Not because of its size and how well connected it is. But because of the ‘know it all yet ignorant mindset’. Don’t get me wrong, ad geeks are smart, fucking smart. But ignorance is bliss for some, they say.

It’s funny because I love my job. I love being a Pharma copywriter. I love the people I work with. But I still feel like I just don’t fit in, sometimes. And all this while, I was blaming myself for not being ‘North American enough’. Turns out, it was never about fitting in, but all about being accepted—two very different things.

- V