Well, I am taking these classes where there are a few Chinese students and it seems like all they do is talk, talk, talk with their other fellow classmates who speaks 100% fluent Chinese...I grew up in Cali so I click with other nationalites quicker...mostly Hispanics, Caucasians, and African Americans. But I want to meet more Chinese people but it is hard for me because I don't speak it 24/7 in public...an exception would be to my parents and siblings. I can't carry a very long conversation in Chinese but bits and pieces, here and there. How can I ask them to hang out or just be more comfortable around them? If I don't approach them, they don't vice versa.Lol.
How can I be more social with my Chinese classmates?
I know what you mean. I'm Chinese and live in CA myself. I also click with other nationalities and most of Chinese friends speak English because we're all born in the US and don't know much Chinese. But I have another group of Chinese friends who were born in China, HK, Macau, Taiwan, etc. and they like to speak and hang out with other Chinesey people. I don't think they are trying to exclude other people, it's just that they understand/relate to each other better I suppose. We're actually really good friends though, but at times I feel leftout because sometimes I'm not totally sure what they're saying and because I'm so Americanized I don't always relate. The only advice I can give you is watch those Chinese tv series or listen to Chinese music. They are always talking about them. Or invite them to eat desserts (preferably at those Asian places that serve tapioca, fresh fruit, mango pudding, etc). They also love to go kareoke so practice that singing voice!
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Honestly, while I was living in California, I noticed the same thing. Quite a few of the young Asian individuals like to muster with other Asians. I've never met one that was stand-offish towards any other nationality, but it's still a little disappointing to me.
I'm primarily referring to college students, here, but thinking back to when I was in high school, I remember that people hung out with who they could relate with the most on a superficial level.
I'm not saying that it's an act of ignorance, I'm saying that it's probably just what they're most comfortable with.
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