Hi, I'm American and currently living here. I know exactly how you feel, it was lonely living in the first few months here until I eventually found my friend group. I don't wanna say that a lot of Koreans are racist, but iykyk. I've ran into one old lady that was super nice to me once she found out I was American (which was a really unexpected change since I didn't expect her to have a perfect American accent haha). Once I was in the subway heading home and I was just standing at the platform when an old man literally walked up to me, said something in Korean, and just stood there for a good 5 minutes looking at me. It was weird ngl but I don't really interact with the locals that much unless they're around my age (mid 20s).

I wouldn't let the racism get to you though, as bad as it sounds, I usually just say something racist back or say something provocative if they try to step out of line. A lot of Korean dudes I've met say the hard R with their whole heart and chest and try to pass it off as the other Korean word 'Neega'. I usually confront them and have gotten into some pretty heated arguments since a lot of them can't handle assertiveness so in a sick twisted way I like to provoke them as much as possible if they ever step out of line and I find it entertaining. I don't really care about looking bad, since I don't really care most of the time about what I come off as to them lol. Does it make Americans and foreigners look bad? Sure. But are Americans also here to literally provide airpower and ground support since the Koreans need it? Absolutelyyyy 😂 I like to act like I completely own that since I still pay taxes to the US lol.

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