<p>lol 1091736, i know exacly what you’re talking about.
I don’t mean to sound racist or anything, but fobs and whitewashed asians do have different ways of hanging out, and if you’re more of a fob (and even moreso shy) among a group of whitewashed asians(who tend to be more outgoing), it can feel a little…alienating? </p>
<p>I think you’ll find some “fobs” at Brown as well. I read in an article that Brown was actually trying to gather more Korean students from abroad to “raise their scores”. (not my personal opinion, that’s just what it said). Even if you’re not Korean, since Brown is such a diverse university, I’m sure you will find other people like you as well.</p>
<p>Also, being shy is something you’ll have to get over sooner or later, and if you’re gonna live in the US, you should start to adapt US values as well and come out of your shyness. Anyways, good luck in your admissions~</p>