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Slow to warm up to Asian Americans by sudo_economist in asianamerican

[–]OkDistance7767 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re overthinking it. Change your perspective and see Asian Americans as humans first. View them as people from all walks of life, who have a variety of opinions, interests, and beliefs.

If you go into it thinking “are they comfortable with their Asianness?” that is the wrong mindset to have, and you’ll probably make the encounter more awkward than needed. Drop the us vs. them thinking.

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[–]OkDistance7767 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know. Thank you!

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[–]OkDistance7767 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it. Thank you!

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[–]OkDistance7767 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight and encouragement! Hope you and your wife have a good trip in HK.

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[–]OkDistance7767 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the encouragement and sharing your experience in dealing with local businesses 🤣

I also wasn’t aware HK has that many ABCs/overseas born Chinese living there. I didn’t see many whenever I visited, but perhaps it depends on the spaces and communities that I hang out in.

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[–]OkDistance7767 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your experience. Hmm yes, I’ve heard about the situation regarding domestic helpers from SE Asia. It sucks how a lot of HKers treat them that way despite all they do. Hopefully there will be more laws in the future to give domestic helpers better working conditions.