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Fwiw, I had the opposite experience when coming to the us as a high school exchange student from Germany. I did well in school, and got much more derision for t
by phreeza 8y ago
Fwiw, I had the opposite experience when coming to the us as a high school exchange student from Germany. I did well in school, and got much more derision for this in Germany than in the US. Could possibly have something to do with me being an exotic foreigner though, not sure.
- davvolun 8y agoYeah, as an American, I would be inclined to think the people who would insult you for being intelligent were more distracted by you being a foreigner, and would latch on to that to "insult" first, whereas the people who would appreciate your "exotic foreigner" status probably wouldn't insult your intelligence either. I really don't think that is unique to the U.S. though.
- noobermin 8y agoPer chance, did you transfer from a public school to a private school?
- phreeza 8y agoNo, public to public.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoIt's also possible that, as a foreigner, you simply were less aware of crappy behavior because the culture was unfamiliar. A lot of the details can get missed or be misunderstood. (Or, alternately, they failed to grasp how smart you were because you were foreign, so they left it alone. Which might be the same thing you are saying.)