Hi taraz. Even though I was born in England many moons ago I felt like an outsider. I was living there in my mid twenties but my outlook on life was different. I would go to France on weekend breaks but dodge the English hot spots. They went there for booze shopping and I went there for the history and the food. I think it is all about your upbringing which impacts your thought process.
It is interesting how much the upbringing affects how we experience the world yet, most don't pay much attention to it. I never really got to travel with family other than a little in Australia but, my dad had travelled a fair amount but also had many stories from a colourful life in Malaysia. Perhaps it isn't the genetic side that makes my family travellers, perhaps it is the ability of a father to tell stories to the kids.