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Originally Posted by GoNative
I guess all people are pointing out BC is that you're drawing a long bow here. You're making conclusions based on what is actually very limited experience. I grew up in Australia which as you spent time there you realise is an extremely multicultural country. I grew up with people from Asian, European, Pacific Islander and numerous other backgrounds. I became friends with many. Two of my best friends from home are of Chinese decent and another is Indian. I have never considered my experience of growing up with these guys though as giving me some great insight into what it would be like to live in the countries they were from.
I have spent considerable amounts of time travelling in Asia (obviously it's pretty close to Australia). I've been to India a couple of times, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand and have spent most of the last 8 years here in Japan. I've also travelled extensively in Sth America (6 months) and spent a similar amount of time in Canada. On my travels I've met people from all over the world and at times spent many months travelling with the same group of people who were heading basically on the same route I was. I've had some incredible times and met some wonderful people but I have never thought that spending a few months with someone from another country or culture has given me some incredible insight into those countries or cultures. Travel is fantastic but it only gives you the briefest of glimpses of what life would be like to actually live there. From what I can tell you haven't even travelled yet to any Asian country. You're basing everything off a 6 month trip to non Asian countries where you just happened to meet some Asians also travelling. So how about getting down off your high horse and recognising you don't actually know much about Asia or Asians at all. You've had a little glimpse and you've liked what you saw. That's great and I can understand why you plan on travelling here and possibly one day living here. Just calm down a little and listen to some of the advice from some of the people who have actually already done what you plan to do.
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See thats exactly what I mean, people only try to make you feel you would know nothing about anything..
Well I disagree! I really do not care if you "might" think that I would know nothing about Asians, not at all.. so don't even bother telling me in every single post.
Just read my post more carefully, cause I mentioned about a thousand times that I went to South-East Asia, wich inlcudes like you might know several Asian countrys.. like for example, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia..
stop hating, start accepting for once!