So I've been trying to get a language exchange going for sometime now. So far I've emailed 6 ads posted on Craigslist for Language Exchange, without any success. One thing in common with all 6 was they all stopped responding when I mentioned or hinted at my nationality. A lil about me: I'm 25 m born in Taiwan and been living in Los Angeles since I was a wee little tike (came here when I was 5). With that being said lemme give you a brief recap of what happened and maybe you guys can give me your point of view in all this.
Language exchange #1
Answered the ad and the emails went back and forth pretty seamlessly. It was pretty sweet, I was teaching her some slang we use in LA, and she was teaching me some Japanese cuss words. On my seventh email, she asked me to describe myself more. I mentioned I was Taiwanese, among other things. I didn't get a response back. "meh" I though "Maybe she found another Language Exchange partner." So I brushed it off and continued with my search.
Language Exchange #2
Same thing happened. About 5 or 6 emails into it, she asks: What's your nationality? When I answered, the emails stopped. "Maybe she doesn't like Taiwanese people," I thought.
Language Exchange #3
One of the emails she asked why I wanted to learn Japanese. "Well, I grew up watching alot of Japanese cartoons, Gundam, Voltron, Doraemon." For anyone who doesn't know: Doraemon was a cartoon that was very popular in Asian countries, and I think that was a dead give away to my race. Needless to say, the emails stopped.
Language Exchange #4 - 6
Pretty much went the same way, mentioned or hinted at my nationality and the emails stopped.
Keep in mind all emails were going fine till I mentioned my nationality.
So here is my question: Is there an unspoken hatred between our 2 races? Should I even continue to try and learn Japanese, seeing that Japanese people don't like any other Asian races? Or was this due to bad luck and I just happened to meet 6 people (in a row) that just don’t like Taiwanese people. Anyone's point of view in this would be appreciated. Thank you