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Since you are Spanish, Americans might indeed come across as a bit cold or unfriendly. I have seen interviews with Portuguese emigrants living in the US and Canada, many of them have made similar comments. I guess when you come from a country where total strangers start conversations and touch each other, it must be hard to deal with Americans/Canadians, or Germans.
By far the harshest comments I have heard about that so far came from African immigrants in the US. I remember that woman (I think she was Somali), she was so sad. She said where she came from people leave their doors open and neighbors drop by to chat. In the US nobody visits her, nobody has time, etc.
There was a documentary about african refugees in America (can't remember what country they were from) but one of they guys said everyone in America is so rude, he said he would walk into random homes and everyone yelled at him to get out of their house so he hated everyone... different cultures...
There was a documentary about african refugees in America (can't remember what country they were from) but one of they guys said everyone in America is so rude, he said he would walk into random homes and everyone yelled at him to get out of their house so he hated everyone... different cultures...
Why is it I don't believe you saw such a documentary? Probably because people don't walk into random homes in Africa, either
By far the harshest comments I have heard about that so far came from African immigrants in the US. I remember that woman (I think she was Somali), she was so sad. She said where she came from people leave their doors open and neighbors drop by to chat. In the US nobody visits her, nobody has time, etc.
This is sad, but it sounds like she needs a little help assimilating to our culture. Just sitting home waiting for people to drop by obviously doesn't work well here. If this woman could get a job or a volunteer position, or join a mom's group if she has children--anything to get out of the house and meet some people, she would make friends and feel much better.
This is sad, but it sounds like she needs a little help assimilating to our culture. Just sitting home waiting for people to drop by obviously doesn't work well here. If this woman could get a job or a volunteer position, or join a mom's group if she has children--anything to get out of the house and meet some people, she would make friends and feel much better.
She was a refugee and got sent to Seattle based on some "distribution system".
She was not the youngest anymore and did not speak English.
I remember a funny culture clash story that my mom said when I was younger. When she first arrived to America, she bought cat food and ate it on a piece of bread, it was pretty delicious according to her. She later found out that it was literally cat food and not liver pate with the face of a cat on it. LOL
Supposedly, back then, Romania didn't have things like cat food since the Romanians fed their pets table scraps. At least, that's what I've been told any way, don't know if it's true!
I remember a funny culture clash story that my mom said when I was younger. When she first arrived to America, she bought cat food and ate it on a piece of bread, it was pretty delicious according to her. She later found out that it was literally cat food and not liver pate with the face of a cat on it. LOL
Supposedly, back then, Romania didn't have things like cat food since the Romanians fed their pets table scraps. At least, that's what I've been told any way, don't know if it's true!
That's a nice story! Well I am sure nowadays Romania also have cats food. I actually ended up eating dog food once by mistake when I was young but well, I survived... it tastes more or less like human food, at least the pate ones. That's actually very weird.
I am Assuming they are jealous that a couple of foreigners are talking how cheap it is to travel in the US compared to their home country since they buy into the notion that since the US is the richest country in the world by GDP, then it should be expensive for foreigners or at least moderate....not cheap like a third world country.
Likewise, most Americans think travelling abroad is for the rich and privileged, and when I (American) told them all the international places I have been, they gave me a similar reaction!
Now, I just say very little as possible and with the way I dress, they assume I am a European/Asian tourist and do not say anything to me LOL!
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