[Jeremy30937]

When I was in college my dorm was majority-Asian and my sophomore year I was one of only 4 white people on my floor. Most of the students around me that year spoke Cantonese as their first language, and preferred Cantonese over English. It was socially awkward for me but I learned a lot about myself and about what it means to be a racial minority. People are switching to another language when you walk up to them? Maybe they are, maybe they aren’t. Is it just to exclude you? Maybe, maybe not. You don’t know. All you know is that you feel uncomfortable about it, and understandably so. Now you know what it feels like to feel excluded (whether or not you actually are) based on your race and language. Let that experience teach you sensitivity for others who experience those feelings all day, every day, and who don’t have the option, as you do, of just walking away from it. My advice is, one of these days don’t walk away from it, but just try to be friendly and reach out. You might make some new friends.

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Name : Jeremy30937, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 27, City : Seattle, State : WA, Country : United States, Occupation : Political Technology, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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