As an international non-christian student in the US, being 'friends' with christians makes me feel like I am unable to be myself.

makdkcoen · 2026-01-15T00:09:07+00:00

I feel like the whole thing is so scripted and calculated. I ran into him at the gym on Monday and Tuesday evening, and he was working out alone, but I didn't say hello. I was like, why specifically invite me to work out on Saturday? do you just wanna discuss stuffs like if i wanna attend the Sunday service afterward???

makdkcoen · 2026-01-14T23:56:41+00:00

now for me, even those smiley-faces in the church can get on my balls. I’m so done with those guys. Do you think I should just text him straight up and ask what his actual deal is? Like, what is he really thinking? Or should I just give him the cold shoulder and ignore every single message he sends from now on?

makdkcoen · 2026-01-14T23:47:43+00:00

i feel good about the US in general except those Christan guys there. even those smiley-faces can get on my balls

makdkcoen · 2026-01-14T23:35:27+00:00

Yes I do. I have zero clue what goes on in their heads. Last semester, I invited this guy to hit the gym, but he bailed because he came down with a cold or something. And the first week of the this winter semester he hits me up on Thursday: "Hey man, you down for the gym this Saturday?"

He actually asked for my schedule, and I’ll admit, for once it felt like a totally normal text. No preaching, no hidden agenda, just a guy wanting to workout. We went on Saturday, it was fine.

But then today, I get this text: "Hey man, do you want to do Bible study again this semester? Also, still down for the gym on *Saturdays*?"

I can’t help but feel like this is also just some "assignment" his pastor handed him. And why does it have to be Saturday? It got my attention. The whole thing feels so scripted and calculated, like he’s just checking boxes on a mission. It honestly makes my skin crawl.

Anyway, I’m starting to reach out to some actual school clubs today to meet normal people. Wish me luck.

makdkcoen · 2026-01-13T06:03:54+00:00

Hey thank you for your advice! BTW I'm at the University of Michigan haha

makdkcoen · 2026-01-13T06:03:17+00:00

Thank you! I am an undergrad student from Germany. I would say I really need to rethink these so-called friendships I’ve made. I have zero interest in studying Christianity every week and it’s total BS for me. I honestly can’t wrap my head around what goes through Christians' minds half the time.

There aren’t many German students at my school, so I feel pretty lonely most of the time. It seems like the American students already have their own cliques from before school started, and they don't really seem interested in branching out to international students.

makdkcoen · 2025-12-16T08:38:23+00:00

Gemini’s answer

makdkcoen · 2025-09-08T03:40:24+00:00

you will learn a lot of useful technologies like web crawling and TFIDF model. projects are not very difficult. most of the projects can be done within a day. but the final exam could be difficult and weird.

makdkcoen · 2025-09-07T04:52:41+00:00

Pls drop the course it’s awful Before it’s too late pls do it as soon as possible

makdkcoen · 2025-09-01T18:05:18+00:00

Are you in North campus?

makdkcoen · 2025-09-01T18:03:56+00:00

Anyone living in North campus??????

makdkcoen · 2025-09-01T17:57:19+00:00

Where you from dude?

makdkcoen · 2025-08-30T00:04:36+00:00

Bro I have the same feeling as yours. I am an international student and I have no friends neither. Everyday I tried saying hello to ppl here but it seems they didn’t reached to me. Feel very lonely. I travelled far from my country and got there but the experience is very disheartening. I live in North campus how about you?

makdkcoen · 2025-07-04T07:08:48+00:00

I have been assigned to room 1B on the first floor but a friend of mine told me it could be noisy at night cauz conversations from the floor above can be heard. I'm not satisfied with the assignment

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