On a lighter note.. let's do a "get to know each other" thread =D
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awww ahaha noo i'm dating his mauritian friend, also at mac  |
Hahaha okay, it'd be cool if you were though.  My bf is half Italian half... uh, white, lol. |
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Not trying to stereotype, but my observations over 20 years of being Chinese, asians don't like hanging out with people of different ethnicities, especially the foreign students.
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Being Chinese yourself do you know why they don't like hanging out with people of different ethnicities?
I've always been curious.
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07-05-2009 at 01:37 PM
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wouldn't that be good though? more funding.. more events that could be planned and what not..?
and lol, yea u do! ;D
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But usually funding is only to subsidize, so in the end trips would cost more in total.
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07-05-2009 at 01:38 PM
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Not trying to stereotype, but my observations over 20 years of being Chinese, asians don't like hanging out with people of different ethnicities, especially the foreign students.
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someone should break the stereotype!!! well there are people who do but I guess it's just culture right? even still, it's nice to see when a big group of people from multiple ethnicities are altogether. |
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07-05-2009 at 01:39 PM
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someone should break the stereotype!!! well there are people who do but I guess it's just culture right? even still, it's nice to see when a big group of people from multiple ethnicities are altogether.
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Like our group of friends! 1 Italian, 2 Mauritians, 1 Sri Lankan, 1 Macedonian, 1 Korean and 1 White.
Next year is going to be crazy! Lol
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07-05-2009 at 01:40 PM
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But usually funding is only to subsidize, so in the end trips would cost more in total.
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well yeah but even still..it would be nice if mac had something like that.
we should get mitch on this lol. though he wouldn't know what he's doing..... |
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07-05-2009 at 01:40 PM
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Like our group of friends! 1 Italian, 2 Mauritians, 1 Sri Lankan, 1 Macedonian, 1 Korean and 1 White.
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hey hey ,HALF italian, half ukrainian croatian russian GOSH. lol |
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07-05-2009 at 01:41 PM
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hey hey ,HALF italian, half ukrainian croatian russian GOSH. lol
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Too many to name >.>
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07-05-2009 at 01:41 PM
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Hahaha okay, it'd be cool if you were though. My bf is half Italian half... uh, white, lol. |
and lol, that's awesome. biracial relationships FTW!!! |
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07-05-2009 at 01:41 PM
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Like our group of friends! 1 Italian, 2 Mauritians, 1 Sri Lankan, 1 Macedonian, 1 Korean and 1 White.
Next year is going to be crazy! Lol
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MAJOR crazy, i'm so excited.
definitely will be visiting the 'house of awesome' often |
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07-05-2009 at 02:06 PM
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I met more non-asians than asians my first year >_>
(granted I didn't exactly interact with a lot of people, I'm still just throwing it out there)
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Being Chinese yourself do you know why they don't like hanging out with people of different ethnicities?
I've always been curious.
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Firstly, I have to say it's hard to explain these things because I'd usually have to assume more things/scenarios, and then it starts getting really difficult.
And for anyone who just caught this message, I AM NOT SPREADING THE HATE.
Why don't most Asians hang out with other people? There are plenty of reasons: something in common with the rest, or homesickness, or even discriminatory.
Think about it. There's groups of friends who share things in common, or interests. Me and my friends are interested in sports, and that's why we're friends. Now translate that for the Asian groupies, and it could be safe to assume then that they're friends b/c they're all the same ethnicity.
Homesickness could be a case, especially for the foreign students. Imagine some Chinese guy doing a 4 month exchange at Mac. Now one would think that he'd make some friends of different backgrounds and learn their culture/lifestyle, which definitely can happen (if you make the effort). But really, could it also be safe to assume that at first impulse you'd be like "omg, everything's different. It'd be nice if I can find one of my own kind to help me out getting around this place. Where's my family when I need them, because I can really count on them."? So then that'd try to find their own kind, and hang out with them, as a substitute for family.
It could also be discriminatory. If one lives in a sort of a homogenous environment with little exposure of "what's out there", it would be kind of easy to judge wrongly and jump to conclusions.
Even saying this, I even got told by a bunch of Asian girls that I was "too white" for them, because I grew up in Canada and therefore unlike other Asian dudes. Pffft, whatever that means. *Rolls eyes*
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07-05-2009 at 02:18 PM
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Even saying this, I even got told by a bunch of Asian girls that I was "too white" for them, because I grew up in Canada and therefore unlike other Asian dudes. Pffft, whatever that means. *Rolls eyes*
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thats new!!  |
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07-05-2009 at 02:22 PM
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thats new!! |
I know.
I had to ask her to say that again.
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07-05-2009 at 02:23 PM
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lol...thts seriously funny!!
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