Hi!
A few questions for all. How do you feel you are perceived and treated by others in other countries?
I am not Hawaiian nor have ties to the island, but a memory from a few years ago has made me curious on something. Back in 2017 I had to leave my country for college. I'm Mexican, and the country I went to is Spain. Though part of my family has Spanish roots, I was seen and treated as either someone exotic or someone ignorant. A woman once even said to my face, after learning of my Spanish last name, "Oh, there is some good blood in you, you're alright."
Despite the negative, there were also very nice people, but a lot of the time it felt as if they only felt interest due to my background and lost it entirely when I did not spoke of culture or history.
So, I wanted to ask, to all of you who have lived or still live far from home, do you ever feel treated differently? I'm not sure I am wording things right so if anything needs clarification please let me know.
A few questions for all. How do you feel you are perceived and treated by others in other countries?
I am not Hawaiian nor have ties to the island, but a memory from a few years ago has made me curious on something. Back in 2017 I had to leave my country for college. I'm Mexican, and the country I went to is Spain. Though part of my family has Spanish roots, I was seen and treated as either someone exotic or someone ignorant. A woman once even said to my face, after learning of my Spanish last name, "Oh, there is some good blood in you, you're alright."
Despite the negative, there were also very nice people, but a lot of the time it felt as if they only felt interest due to my background and lost it entirely when I did not spoke of culture or history.
So, I wanted to ask, to all of you who have lived or still live far from home, do you ever feel treated differently? I'm not sure I am wording things right so if anything needs clarification please let me know.
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