<p>[Tensions</a> simmer between American and international students | Inside Higher Ed](<a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/16/tensions-simmer-between-american-and-international-students]Tensions”>http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/10/16/tensions-simmer-between-american-and-international-students)</p>
<p>This worries me</p>
<p>A few exceptions to the principal rule of acceptance. BTW just because Hispanic and Black students aren’t posting that doesn’t mean that they’re not suffering. It just means that they choose not to complain about it.</p>
<p>Was very surprised to read this as most of the colleges we have toured had at least one student from oversees speak to us and they were very happy. These were small LACs in the Midwest so maybe a little Minnesota nice is being practiced here. My daughter thinks it would be pretty neat to room with someone from an other country.</p>
<p>Yes, unfortunately, it does happen. My relative from Egypt, attending in the midwest, has found it to be true.</p>
<p>This will be much less prevalent at Ivies, west and east coast universities, engineering heavy colleges, and national level LACs. Our kids near Seattle have had internationals in their classes since kindergarten so won’t harbor the same fears.</p>
<p>I’ve been to a few colleges on visits and the international students seemed okay. Except when there are those international students who keep to themselves and only talk to their own little group, that usually ****es people off. But Americans are usually more accepting. Well I’m from the Mid-West and have visited mainly Mid-West schools and this was the case.</p>
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I wonder if this is a racial thing, or if American students feel threatened by the self-segregation of some international student groups. At my own LAC, students from Europe made an effort to socialize with American students, whereas many Asians socialized exclusively with others from their home country. </p>
<p>It’s a resentment that I could understand. I sometimes find myself get annoyed with groups who have no visible intention to integrate themselves into the wider community and just keep holding on to their own language, food and traditions exclusively, as if they were still living in another country. I know that I shouldn’t get annoyed and that they have every right to make these choices, but it bugs me nonetheless…</p>
<p>I socialize with Americans, mostly, but that’s because foreign students don’t talk to us. I hang out with a lot of Christian and conservative people and I’ve never heard anything negative about foreign students, so you don’t need to be an enlightened, tolerant, superior coastal elitist to get along fine with foreigners.</p>
<p>^^not surprising at all. students from Europe, Canada, and New Zealand all come from a Western culture much like America. </p>
<p>anyways, if you’re thinking about a more nationally or internationally recognized school, I highly doubt that there’ll be any problems. I can’t speak for the others</p>
<p>I have been around a lot of international students. I have noticed that American students are only hostile towards international students when the international students ignore them or act like they are better than the American students. American students can sense when an international student is making an effort. </p>
<p>I am personally bothered when international students do not make an attempt to accept any part of American culture.</p>
<p>The only problems I have seen are with international students who think that Israel doesn’t have the right to exist or those who blame America and capitalism for everything.</p>
<p>I’m come from Asian descent but grew up in the US majority of my life. I grew up with majority white people. I’ve noticed that some of the “American Caucasians” make fun of the Chinese students at my school. More than 90% of our international students are Chinese. I see them take pictures and write rude comments about both American Asians and International Asians on social media. I’m friends with both Americans and International students.</p>
<p>Many of the Chinese and Indian students at my school self segregate, which probably makes them feel isolated (I mention Chinese and Indian because that’s essentially all we have).</p>
<p>Basically, if you’re friendly to everyone, you’ll likely make a wide range of friends. Even if your English isn’t that great, try your best and people will be pretty understanding. The best way to improve is through practice:)</p>
<p>generally speaking: it depends on the school. i wouldn’t call it an american thing but rather an ignorance thing which rears it’s ugly head everywhere. In addition, the type of person that would become hostile toward international students has no issue being hostile with american students as well. It shouldn’t be a big concern to you, most of us Americans are pretty nice, its just our loudest idiots that you read about. cheers</p>
<p>I haven’t seen this sort of thing in Boston-area schools nor have I heard about it from the many Asians that I work with.</p>