Fellow immigrants, what is something in American culture you have a hard time accepting? I like many things so far but sometimes I find small talk/asking everyone how are you when you don’t really care very tiresome 😂

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The fakeness, empty conversations, and unrealistic friendships. I find this mostly among whites.- no offense; I love you guys.

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In a way, we can trace back to where ghosting might have taken its genesis 😂

Obsession with money, wealth and professional status. I just can’t handle it.

The best way to summarize it is the fact that most Americans are capable of quantifying success and happiness with a numerical metric ($, sqft, TC, hp, target retirement age, you name it but every American has one).

Where I come from, the only accepted way to quantify success is by the strength and closeness of social, family and personal relationships

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Easy to be above all that when you work for BCG

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It’s the global big big bully under the guise of democracy when it’s just as corrupt as many other places

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Right now ... having a hard time getting my parents who are from east Asian cultures that routinely wear face masks to understand why Americans don’t wear masks

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Fake smile

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I think your African mom is right. It is fake white ppl smile

Guns, small talk, tips, food portions, superiority complex, and calling the tournament that no other country participates in "World Series"

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Are you suggesting that having people from different countries play on teams in the league justifies the “World Series” moniker?

Obsession with Freedom in a misconstrued way.

When you have people reacting that the government is taking away your freedom just because they advise that wearing masks is the safe thing to do, you know people are so entitled to it they don't understand what it means to really appreciate freedom and liberty.

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So what is your confession again?

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I hate smol talk

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Some places have more relaxed rules but you gotta give up something else to keep the balance 🙃

You gotta elevate that small talk to medium talk OP!

What we can distill from this discussion: immigrants dislike small talk and white people.

I wouldn’t go so far as to say that. Many immigrants are just not used to them.

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