[1] He describes the expression as the phenomenon of partial socialization in adults born from bi-cultural/national unions and whose childhood was characterized by nomadic displacement during key personality developmental stages.
Incidentally, the expression cultural jet lag was also used in the 1980s as a title for a comic strip,[2] that focused on providing social commentary in the United States (featured in the Humor Times).
They do not experience the same drives, desires and constraints as other non-TCK members[4] of their cultures and feel like constant spectators to any visceral dynamic (patriotism, identification, national pride, duty, allegiance, sports fan, political involvement etc.)
Cultural jet lag drives a disconnect that can have varying levels of sociability impact on the TCK depending on their character and their support structures (friends and family in particular).
Research currently underway is testing the postulate that cultural jet lag stems from an atypical crystallization of the super-ego during the child developmental phases.