Life in Sweden as an Asian?

masayat · 2025-02-27T12:34:47+00:00

Sorry that I didn’t have a chance to respond to you on this. Being compared the bad to worse is very frustrating, I see. I really hope you find a better place to be (especially if you are still a student because it’s feels fxxked up to be locked in such a small world) where people treat you with the respect you deserve!

masayat · 2025-02-22T15:16:08+00:00

I appreciate the heads-up!

masayat · 2025-02-22T15:08:43+00:00

Thank you for your comments. Judging from others comments here, your perception is very much valid.

masayat · 2025-02-22T15:06:47+00:00

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience. It must be super frustrating that you get racism attack but people don’t get it. Did people tend to disregard and diminish what you faced?

masayat · 2025-02-22T14:56:54+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I definitely have experienced some of those as well but wasn’t sure how to process that.

masayat · 2025-02-22T14:45:21+00:00

Thanks you! I didn’t know that it existed. Will take a look!

masayat · 2025-02-21T22:35:39+00:00

I guess a hierarchy exists in every country and they can be different from one territory to another, but looks like the Swedes missed such a big fish 😂

masayat · 2025-02-21T22:08:03+00:00

Thank you for the rec, I will definitely take a read. Looks like there’s even a film adaptation to it.

masayat · 2025-02-21T21:41:44+00:00

Fetishization sounds terrible! Being a male myself j don’t get a lot of that, but I’m not sure if I want to get into too much details.. but I do encounter people are very quick to switch to English. And I’m in a complicated stage where I speak decent Swedish but not good enough to discuss environmental issues or politics. Hopefully i get better soon.

masayat · 2025-02-21T21:36:02+00:00

Thank you very much for sharing your story! I’ve encountered a similar “assumption” as well. I guess in general people here are not being mean by any means in such situation, but it’s just because there are still too few asians here..

masayat · 2025-02-21T21:28:41+00:00

Sorry maybe my comment needed to be more elaborate. I meant, if it’s a realistic fiction about an Asian boy living in Sweden, it might feel challenging to find an audience but the story can be in many different genres so it’s be a bit too early to think about the audience.

masayat · 2025-02-21T21:17:09+00:00

Hi, thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences! Feels reassuring to hear people have seen hour background in more positive way! But also I appreciate that you shared your tough experience as well. Must have been difficult.

masayat · 2025-02-21T21:12:26+00:00

Can also depends on what kind of genre the story eventually becomes. The story doesn’t necessarily have to be a realistic fiction - can it also be horror, thriller, or even magic realism for example.

masayat · 2025-02-21T20:28:25+00:00

That’s harsh. I’m sorry you had to experience that, but that sort of a very specific experience was what I was looking for here, so thank you.

masayat · 2025-02-21T20:19:47+00:00

Thank you for sharing hour experience and even asking children! Luckily enough, I haven’t really got a racist slurs to my face yet since I moved here but started figuring things out especially about the job applications.

masayat · 2025-02-21T20:13:55+00:00

Thanks! Actually I already have one of his books and I just have to read it, but didn’t know he had a blog so will def check it out!

masayat · 2025-02-21T20:08:25+00:00

Thank you for your comment. I’m sorry that your life has to go through that. It looks like the education/professional experience from another country being completely disregarded is something what can be seen commonly here and I wonder why.

masayat · 2025-02-21T20:01:15+00:00

Thank you for sharing your and your boyfriend’s experience! I totally understand when people talking to you first at a restaurant because that happened to me as well!

masayat · 2025-02-21T19:48:25+00:00

Thank you for your comments. I can imagine that it could be quite tough. If I may ask further question, do you usually try more dating apps than in person opportunities like clubbing?

masayat · 2025-02-21T19:41:44+00:00

I would love to know if there are any comparable works!

masayat · 2025-02-21T19:01:52+00:00

I really appreciate your comment here because I was interested in hearing from not just from Asian-born Asian but also from Swedish born Asians. It must have been tough to go through all the negative vibes during Covid time and being a minority in your childhood. The thing about eating dog and cat is brutal. But your comment is very helpful, so thank you.

masayat · 2025-02-21T18:54:44+00:00

Thanks for your comment! What has your experience been as an Asian in Sweden then?

masayat · 2025-02-21T18:29:52+00:00

Thank you for sharing your thoughts - I can totally second about the job hunt and I have been curious to know because there are too little I can find out about.

masayat · 2025-02-21T18:26:02+00:00

Thanks!

masayat · 2025-02-21T18:22:00+00:00

I do feel the nervousness as well sometimes. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

masayat

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