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So when's the last time you had someone very foreign, who had difficulties with language and no social context over for beers? Most people don't hate or even l

by jariel 6y ago

So when's the last time you had someone very foreign, who had difficulties with language and no social context over for beers? Most people don't hate or even loathe foreigners and certainly not Asians, but social circles everywhere tend to be pretty narrow. He may have had some nice students or profs invite him on the occasional thing out of social courtesy and genuine interest, but people really far from one another socially are not going to get tons of 'hang time'. As Uni becomes a little bit more simply 'where you go after high school' and more a social experience, as opposed to being a truly academic experience, I suggest this issue may even be exacerbated. I don't doubt the social isolation is real for people, but I don't think hostile language is where we need to go.

bluntfang 6y ago
>So when's the last time you had someone very foreign, who had difficulties with language and no social context over for beers? I work with a diverse group of individuals and go out for socialization at least once a month with my foreign peers who don't speak my language as their first language and were born and raised in another country. >I don't think hostile language is where we need to go. When the POTUS is demonizing Chinese people by saying things like "the china virus" it makes people not want to interact with Chinese people. Language is very important, and hostile language, especially against different nationalities, is an easy step.