Where Expats Should (Not) Move in 2022

Re:Where Expats Should (Not) Move in 2022 by flyinglizard on Friday July 22, 2022 @11:52PM (#32200178)

This is fascinating. I assumed the same, because most people involved in tech are white, and our brains are very good at generalizing and following patterns. In fact, I assumed you are white, male, 25-35, employed in tech.

Until I read the part about BKK police giving you physical abuse, then I figured you might be non-white because countries outside US are far more racist, generally speaking, than the US. The less developed a country is, the more openly racist it gets (the rich ones can also be racist but do so more covertly). And generally speaking racism against whites is not very common, because (generally) whites bring money and are (generally) considered a positive thing to have around. There are exceptions like maybe American troops in Okinawa but we’re talking about generalizations here.

I now think you are Asian, because that’s the second large demographic in tech. My other assumptions still apply.

Apologies for the unsolicited reply here, I just wanted to make N>1 as far as preconceptions go.

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Re:Where Expats Should (Not) Move in 2022 by distantaidenn on Saturday July 23, 2022 @12:23AM (#32200336)

No worries, mate. It's always good to take a step back and challenge our assumptions about the person on the other side of the monitor. When you are the majority in a given situation, it's easy to have that mentally become the "default".

I'm actually a multi-generational mixed person. Both my parents and all four of my grandparents are "multi-racial" -- based on the current definitions of race. But that's a whole different conversation. Don't want to give out any more details than that for privacy reasons.

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