have you ever lived in another country different with your own?
Mention the country you live now and the one you visited/lived in before. I am Vee, university student in Indonesia. i learn about cross cultural understanding. i lived in multicultural country. there are many religions, and cultures here but we respect that multicultural. I want to know how did you feel when at first time you arrived there, did you feel lonely? did the people there being racist toward you? and how about the religion difference or language differences there, did you get any problem with it?
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I was born in England, then moved to Canada. I had two kids and a husband and yet was very lonely. I liked the new country but found myself being left out of things because I was "different" I spoke a different dialect, even though it was still English. The WOMEN in the apartment complex I lived in totally ignored me, when I made attempts to be friendly, they looked at me like I was from Mars. I came to hate that place, and that was in Kitchener Ontario, I will never forget it. that was in 1967. I almost went back to England, but then decided to move west to Calgary. WOW! what a difference. The people accepted us, life started to look up.Now I live in Alabama USA where the people are gracious, polite and friendly.
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I live in Australia and haved lived in and visited a few other countries. I've never experienced racism (except once in Turkey when they thought I was German!). I've usually been on my own and in Malaysia I felt so welcomed and included it was like leaving family when I left. I felt a little lonely in England, welcomed in Scotland. The middle-east was very warm. India swayed between feeling welcomed and being a target. Nepal was very welcoming. Religion-wise I found people very happy to explain their customs and beliefs, and to listen to yours. Particularly in the middle-east and India, the temples and mosques are so wonderful and if you're looking lost there will always be someone to explain things to you and show you around. Language is sometimes difficult, but if you''re armed with a dictionary and make an effort, people tend to be a lot more helpful. The world is so full of lovely people - it really seems that the Western societies are the intolerant and ignorant ones!
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i come from japan, and i lived in auckland new zealand for 3 years to study english. when i first arrived there, everybody was really welcoming but i felt lonely because as much as they would try to include me, the language barrier eventually took hold and i would have to sit in silence at the dinner table. alot of people at the school were nice to me because they were interested in japanese culture, but it was embarassing knowing that they were only talking to me because of where i came from and not because they liked me. most people there were christian and i was raised buddhist, so i felt a little uncomfortable going to church on sundays but the people there were nice so there wasnt too big of a problem. my main goal was to learn english and i managed to do that, so everything else was just memories that were part of my goal :)
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I have lived in the UK, France, Holland, several African countries and the United States. I have traveled lots of other places too, including in Asia. I have found that there is always some kind of culture shock. Because I have traveled so much, I have become very adaptable to the different cultures and societies I encounter. I have encountered racism, sexism, other prejudices. I speak other languages, but have encountered discrimination based on my nationality and spiritual beliefs. At the end of the day, people are pretty much the same wherever you go, the good things and the bad things. I'm okay with myself, and therefore I don't find it too hard to deal with the negative opinions of others.
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