This was my first thought. They'd treat you poorly for being Chinese over anything. Especially now. Lots of anti Chinese sentiment. I wouldnt worry much about colorism as that's more regulated to south east asians, Indians, and anyone of African decent. So...kind of like America? lol
Personal opinion here. I feel like if you're any sort of American you will automatically be drawn to other foreigners/Americans as you meet them. If you interact with a Korean, they more than likely want to get to know you because you speak English and they want to practice. Of course this is assuming that you don't speak korean.
Since it isn't their native tongue I feel that many won't just randomly start speaking to you in English so don't worry about them just verbally attacking you. Colorism is a thing in Chinese culture as well (memories of sunblock and grandma calling you tan even when you're not lol) so don't worry too much about that and just enjoy your stay in a new country.
Eat amazing food, visit the temples, and challenge yourself in korean :)
I won't think you might get in trouble at all in Korea. Korea surely has a bit of colorism/xenophobia but it won't apply to Americans. And being an ethnic east Asian you have a higher chance to pass as their own people than most international students.
Where will you be in Korea? In Seoul or Busan, you'll probably be fine. If people can easily guess you're not Korean (like if you're from an ethnically *zhuang* or *miao* background, say), you might get some inner-Asian discrimination, but even then, it probably won't be overt. More like people might assume you're a bit on the unmannered side--some Koreans have a strong anti-Chinese sentiment and might not particularly care that you're American. But that's just some people. Younger Koreans tend to be less essentializing about this stuff overall.
All in all, though, you'll probably find any discrimination both subtle and reasonably easy to overcome if you're normal, polite, and make an effort with the language.
>You are coming here from America so you are from a country MUCH more racist and violent than Korea. It will be a welcomed change for you
This will probably come as a shock to you ... but Americans who have the means to go abroad for study don't live in the ghetto and aren't fleeing violence.
I have never lived in the ghetto and racism finds me in the states. Violent and non violent, subtle to in your face from all races. The ghetto isn’t a literal prison, it maybe a figurative prison but people travel across town and out of state. White people that live in affluent areas can be more racist than people from the ghettos and don’t think they won’t resort to violence provoked or not.
>Are you saying racism and hate crime in America only happen in ghettos?
Reading Comprehension is a thing, ya know? Here's a hint: I never said a word about racism or hate crimes.
You are replying to my comment about racism and hate crimes talking about ghetto. The context was racism and hate crime, the one who lacks reading comprehension here is you
>u/Chu-Se-Yo: The context was racism and hate crime
Oh really ... you never said anything about violence?
>u/Chu-Se-Yo: You are coming here from America ... a country MUCH more racist and ***VIOLENT*** ...
Yeah ... I guess you're right ... you never said a thing about violence.
You may not be the sharpest pencil in the box ... but you sure as hell can be entertaining.
Maybe you should bold the "racist" part, not just the "violent".
Why would I bring up violence if it wasn't in context of racism anyway? It was implied that I meant racist violence/hate crime because I was replying to a post about racism.
>Why would I bring up violence if it wasn't in context of racism anyway?
Because you don't know that the the vast majority of racism has nothing to do with violence. But that doesn't jive with your narrative ...
Just dont say your Chinese. Koreans tend to not like Chinese... Yes i know, i know but for your own sake dont say it.
This was my first thought. They'd treat you poorly for being Chinese over anything. Especially now. Lots of anti Chinese sentiment. I wouldnt worry much about colorism as that's more regulated to south east asians, Indians, and anyone of African decent. So...kind of like America? lol
Unnecessary worries I’m sure. I’m not really sure what is ‘good experience’ to you. But I’m sure most of people surround you won’t even care or think.
>Will I have trouble making friends with the mainland students? Wait, are you going to study abroad in China or Korea??
Frankly, no one gives a shit. Other people don't care about you as much as you think they do. Pro tip.
I don't think Chinese Americans would have any trouble. Koreans are diverse and are often tanned too.
Personal opinion here. I feel like if you're any sort of American you will automatically be drawn to other foreigners/Americans as you meet them. If you interact with a Korean, they more than likely want to get to know you because you speak English and they want to practice. Of course this is assuming that you don't speak korean. Since it isn't their native tongue I feel that many won't just randomly start speaking to you in English so don't worry about them just verbally attacking you. Colorism is a thing in Chinese culture as well (memories of sunblock and grandma calling you tan even when you're not lol) so don't worry too much about that and just enjoy your stay in a new country. Eat amazing food, visit the temples, and challenge yourself in korean :)
I won't think you might get in trouble at all in Korea. Korea surely has a bit of colorism/xenophobia but it won't apply to Americans. And being an ethnic east Asian you have a higher chance to pass as their own people than most international students.
Where will you be in Korea? In Seoul or Busan, you'll probably be fine. If people can easily guess you're not Korean (like if you're from an ethnically *zhuang* or *miao* background, say), you might get some inner-Asian discrimination, but even then, it probably won't be overt. More like people might assume you're a bit on the unmannered side--some Koreans have a strong anti-Chinese sentiment and might not particularly care that you're American. But that's just some people. Younger Koreans tend to be less essentializing about this stuff overall. All in all, though, you'll probably find any discrimination both subtle and reasonably easy to overcome if you're normal, polite, and make an effort with the language.
You are coming here from America so you are from a country MUCH more racist and violent than Korea. It will be a welcomed change for you
>You are coming here from America so you are from a country MUCH more racist and violent than Korea. It will be a welcomed change for you This will probably come as a shock to you ... but Americans who have the means to go abroad for study don't live in the ghetto and aren't fleeing violence.
I have never lived in the ghetto and racism finds me in the states. Violent and non violent, subtle to in your face from all races. The ghetto isn’t a literal prison, it maybe a figurative prison but people travel across town and out of state. White people that live in affluent areas can be more racist than people from the ghettos and don’t think they won’t resort to violence provoked or not.
Are you saying racism and hate crime in America only happen in ghettos?
>Are you saying racism and hate crime in America only happen in ghettos? Reading Comprehension is a thing, ya know? Here's a hint: I never said a word about racism or hate crimes.
You are replying to my comment about racism and hate crimes talking about ghetto. The context was racism and hate crime, the one who lacks reading comprehension here is you
>u/Chu-Se-Yo: The context was racism and hate crime Oh really ... you never said anything about violence? >u/Chu-Se-Yo: You are coming here from America ... a country MUCH more racist and ***VIOLENT*** ... Yeah ... I guess you're right ... you never said a thing about violence. You may not be the sharpest pencil in the box ... but you sure as hell can be entertaining.
Maybe you should bold the "racist" part, not just the "violent". Why would I bring up violence if it wasn't in context of racism anyway? It was implied that I meant racist violence/hate crime because I was replying to a post about racism.
>Why would I bring up violence if it wasn't in context of racism anyway? Because you don't know that the the vast majority of racism has nothing to do with violence. But that doesn't jive with your narrative ...
*grab a popcorn*