#And the problem is also that bc im an immigrant here i often don't understand how the system works here and i do mistakes

[maria-ruta]

I'm having a bad mood today

Would you draw my blorbo for me please?

[mithliya]

Hey! Just wanted to ask you a few questions about Germany if it's not a problem! 😊

First things first, how are you doing there? I hope you're doing good, immigrating to a different country doesn't sound easy and personally I've been thinking about doing the same once I'll get my bachelor degree, but... I'm really scared and anxious...

I also wanted to ask you how did you learn German, if you studied it in school or if you took extra classes or something, because I would like to use an effective method to learn the language 😅

And also, if you don't mind the question, which level did you reach? (I mean the CEFR level, if you're acquainted with that scale)

Lastly, I wanted to tell you that your English is amazing and if you had any tips on how to improve my English skills (I speak English as a third language) I would be really grateful! ♥️

Have a nice day! 😊❤️

hey sure thing!!

im doing well, im really lucky that this time ive moved to a country where my gf is and where i also have family in the same city. being near my aunt has really helped make me less homesick! she will often invite us over and make bahraini food for us. she also often invites us to events about arabs in exile and middle eastern events which also make me feel not too far from my culture while also making me feel lucky that i can see stories that wouldn’t be allowed to be shared in my country.

i can imagine how you feel for sure bc i also felt similarly! but don’t let that angst and fear take over. focus on what you want to do with your life and what you want to achieve and remind yourself this is a good opportunity you wouldn’t want to lose out of fear.

for how i learned german, i finished A1 in university but didn’t have the ability to learn more german then. last year i learned some german in online classes while waiting to move to germany and once moving here, i started taking real life classes at a language school. outside of that id consume german media and read some books in german, as well as watching german shows and movies. also used the apps duolingo and drops on the side. things i didn’t understand i would search up on youtube bc there’s many videos of ppl explaining language stuff on there! also ppl on here would send me anons in german to help me practice and that also helped. in real life i also often will approach people in german, they’ll notice im not a native speaker bc im slower but when they ask me if i prefer english i insist on german instead and having convos in german with people also really helps!

im currently at the C1 level. last year around this time i was at A2! i hope eventually i can be at C2

id say in general with languages, it helps to just keep practicing it by using the language, reading stuff in that language, being acquainted with native speakers, and also writing in that language helps. find people who are very annoying about every mistake you make, my english only got this good bc i was among several westerners in middle school who would mock me whenever i made a slight mistake in english 😭 besides that, reading and writing a lot in english really helped me improve!

[seokjins]

lots of asians go to us or europe and make yt videos about foreign culture, diffrences between asia and their current place, you don't seem to have problem with that. just let people enjoy other cultures, not every white person is paul logan ffs

yeah HAHA anon you don’t seem to understand the systematic racism that’s leveled towards asians when they travel to said countries to “live there”. sure there are pockets of asian communities in the US and europe, but they all face oppression in these white dominated countries.

many people in asia glorify white people: their eyes, their skin, their language, their features. these people are deliberately going to another country bc they think their culture is a fad & easily consumable. 

i guarantee you that a lot of asian immigrants (or non white immigrants in general) come to america because they want to give their children better lives . im hardly talking about “moving to the US so i can become a chinese teacher and here’s my cool vlog about it and how much i’m obsessed w american culture” like nah. there’s a difference between choices and chances and decisions that are often made for someone. 

if you’re talking about the younger generation traveling abroad and choosing to live in a new country, it’s oftentimes because they like the country, sure, but also you have to understand they HAVE and the WILL face racism that white people will NEVER experience. a lot of asian people stop whites on the street so they can get photos with them. ex. my friend had been showing people around gyeonbokgung & their entire party was wearing hanbok but only the white people were asked to take photos w the locals

the truth is that a majority of these people traveling to, namely, korea and japan do so because they are in love with this version of the country that doesn’t actually fucking exist. instead of appreciating the culture, they’re turning it into a caricature of what the people and the country actually are. they think they’re getting “in touch” with their idols, or “in touch” with their anime/manga whatever, and they don’t even bother learning the damn language before they rub their fingers all over their “new home” tryna reach for shit that isn’t real

note: this is different than first gen immigrants who have no choice but to move to america w minimal eng speaking abilities, trying to protect their lives & the lives of children/family. i can also guarantee you that int’l transfer students often speak fluent/proficient english before they even bother trying to move to the states for EDUCATION, much less starting a job like some whities who don’t really even want to go into the education field 😃😃

what i want is for nonasians (but specifically white people!) to stop capitalizing off their english speaking abilities and not even bother to get in touch w the country itself, instead of the politically branded image (yes ! kpop is hugely and heavily supported by the korean government) that’s projected to the world

just bc ur in korea doesn’t mean ur gonna see ur damn oppas walking around myeongdong or chungmuro or sinchon. u can go to gangnam all u want but i guarantee you the only place you’ll even see an idol is at their own dam restaurant or cafe ……………….and most of the time not even then 😃😃!

what bothers me most about these people is that they have privilege when they move to these countries that the People Who Are Citizens of Said Countries dont even have like. it’s unfair that these people get to uproot whenever they want bc of their privilege . marty, they don’t have to deal w the inability to find a job in a new country, get mocked for their features; their accent, don’t have the history of oppression that has been building for CENTURIES. 

you know what chinese people have, walking around on their shoulders in america? the chinese exclusion act of 1882 when we were literally not allowed to live in america. whities weren’t forced to live in chinatown SF and own nothing but laundromats and still have the slanty-eyed, chink face slurs thrown at them. when whites go to asian countries, you know what they get? they get praise for their pale skin and big eyes and blonde hair, so u can genuinely just fuck off if you think that a white person can experience racism lmfaoooooo

funny thing how most of these white youtubers say they speak little or no korean yet think they can truly live as a korean to appreciate “korean culture” (which involves pan-asian political strifes, economic downturn, financial dependence on hallyu, etc) in korea yet somehow also have a stable job 😃😃funny how they also LOVE LOVE LOVE to mock asian social customs as well, calling them ghastly/beastly, making fun of their food, their cuisine, saying it’s gross when people chew with their mouth open, spit food onto the table, talk or yell loudly while eating, see schoolgirls in their uniforms without sexualizing them or saying “wow they’re so oppressed!” . 

people (but whities especially!) can’t pick and choose the good things they like about a country and say they enjoy a country’s culture. 

the problem is not white people appreciating and visiting an asian country. the issue is white people settling down and refusing to acknowledge the reason why they’re here is because of fetishism while simultaneously ignoring the fact that they benefit greatly off their white privilege. they don’t go there to be part of the culture. they go there so they can continue living a comfortable english speaking lifestyle while consuming content that’s grossly inaccurate to the lives of normal asian citizens.

shit really does stink huh. and here’s a secret: so do you ! :)