Apr 07, 2012 7:08 PM GMT
I hate that.
I don't know about you, but I always get perceived as an international student at my college simply because I'm Asian. And then the moment I open my mouth and speak perfect English, people are like, "Woah! I thought you were an international student, so I didn't think you could speak English."
Of course, not everyone here judges people like this. Many of the international students at my college group together with other international students, so they get stereotyped as "outcasts" and people who don't branch out to meet others.
And then it gets even better when they find out I'm gay; it's as if you can't be Asian and gay
...but I'll stop right there.
Maybe it's just my current location, but this gets extremely tiring. Sorry for that little rant. I feel a bit better now.
I don't know about you, but I always get perceived as an international student at my college simply because I'm Asian. And then the moment I open my mouth and speak perfect English, people are like, "Woah! I thought you were an international student, so I didn't think you could speak English."
Of course, not everyone here judges people like this. Many of the international students at my college group together with other international students, so they get stereotyped as "outcasts" and people who don't branch out to meet others.
And then it gets even better when they find out I'm gay; it's as if you can't be Asian and gay

Maybe it's just my current location, but this gets extremely tiring. Sorry for that little rant. I feel a bit better now.