newlifeinphilippines wrote:
why do you feel confident in korea? Just cause your asian. well everyone else is asian too so there is no reason to be confident your just another one of them.
It's complicated.
As far as I know, Zboy1 is Asian-American, and not an Asian living in Asia. I am not even sure, if Korean or Chinese is his first native language. Probably he is a native English speaker.
Of course by his Asian looks, it is difficult to see the difference between an Asian American or a local Asian while he is in China or South Korea.
In USA his situation is totally different of course, just opposite, as he is clearly a minority - the majority is white and Asians are only in some cities, maybe only 1 out of 15 US-citizens is an Asian. In USA you can travel for many hours and you will not see even one Asian, especially not in rural areas. Of course he will be noticed in USA outside of 'china-town'.
US-citizens are reacting much more sensitive, often see discrimination in USA or anywhere else, even where it does not exist.
How is my situation, I am white and an immigrant to Asia, Japan myself.
In Tokyo in business districts, nobody cares about who I am, but if I go to rural areas without international tourism, people are looking at me, asking me this or that... but I am from Europe, not from USA and I do not feel discriminated, why should I?
If so many Asians and Mexicans or black people from Haiti, Cuba etc. feel so insecure or persecuted in USA, why are they going there? Even entering illegally?
About black people who are holding US citizenship, why are they not moving to Africa where their presence will be appreciated?
It is not difficult for a black US-man to enter African or Latin American countries for business and retirement.
It should be noticed that Asians are also discriminating - for example South Koreans are not known to welcome North Koreans and accept them as their countrymen. There are also tensions between Koreans and Japanese in Japan. In Malaysia you will notice tensions between Chinese and Malay. etc. etc. Not only race, but religion also plays a major role regarding discrimination in Asia, often between Islam and Buddhism for example in Myanmar and Thailand.