Posted by: dekchidriver March 20, 2010
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" i'm trying that shit" :P
"enforce positive thinking"
shit != positive thinking friend.
my 2 cents:
you feel that way because you donot know how to interact with people of a different culture. the 'culture shock' that people feel when they leave home depends on your living conditions. If you left home, came here, lived in a house full of nepalis, studied with them, spent your entire day/month/year with them, then your 'culture shock' hasnt started yet because you're still with your people. This 'shock' is of a more severe scale if you've been here in the US for a while, but still havent mixed well with the 'American' folks. And suddenly when you are forced amongst their midst, maybe due to your work, then suddenly you realize that you dont share the same values with any of these people. Now you feel alienated.
I felt that way. Long time ago. Still get that on rare occasions. I've gotten called arrogant, and that I have an attitude, that I'm an angry looking fellow, by my peer americans. Its not your fault man. Its how we were raised, its different, but like a lot of people mentioned above, SMILE :D. You used to do it back home. do it now as well. just smile and wave boys. just smile and wave.
Be confident in what you say, even if its with an accent, they WILL get used to it eventually.
"enforce positive thinking"
shit != positive thinking friend.
my 2 cents:
you feel that way because you donot know how to interact with people of a different culture. the 'culture shock' that people feel when they leave home depends on your living conditions. If you left home, came here, lived in a house full of nepalis, studied with them, spent your entire day/month/year with them, then your 'culture shock' hasnt started yet because you're still with your people. This 'shock' is of a more severe scale if you've been here in the US for a while, but still havent mixed well with the 'American' folks. And suddenly when you are forced amongst their midst, maybe due to your work, then suddenly you realize that you dont share the same values with any of these people. Now you feel alienated.
I felt that way. Long time ago. Still get that on rare occasions. I've gotten called arrogant, and that I have an attitude, that I'm an angry looking fellow, by my peer americans. Its not your fault man. Its how we were raised, its different, but like a lot of people mentioned above, SMILE :D. You used to do it back home. do it now as well. just smile and wave boys. just smile and wave.
Be confident in what you say, even if its with an accent, they WILL get used to it eventually.