<p>I like the title of this thread. It reminds me of a bunch of white 10 year olds talking to the token black kid at public school.</p>
<p>Ok... affirmative action is only for US nationals though, so that won't affect my application at all, I don't think. Or is that not what you were trying to get at...?</p>
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T-macgirl, first are you black? If not I don't understand why you are offended.</p>
<p>If you are, then you are being blind to America's truth. First, I didn't say that it was a black mindset, but if you head down south, you WILL notice a huge difference between the mindsets betweens blacks from everywhere else compared to them, alot of htem really feel that all whites have something against them, even if they don't show it. This is a truth, whether you choose to accept it or not is your choice.
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<p>I live in the south in NC in a predominatly black neighborhood and that has to be one of the dumbest generalizations that I have ever heard. Most blacks in the south think that white people are out to get them. Just cause your great great grandmother thought that then that was her fault for acting like a closed minded slave. My great grandmother doesn't think anything like that she even told me it was alright if I married a white girl as long as the two people love each other not that I would do that I prefer my ebony sisters.</p>
<p>Don't take a generalization and apply it to a whole set of people because that just makes you sound ignorant and thats sad because your black yourself. You shame me and my entire race by saying something so dumb. If your ever in a class and the topic comes upkeep your mouth shut so other people of different races won't think your an complete ****ing idiot. Now how about that for the black mindset.</p>
<p>BTW I'm African-American if you couldn't tell.</p>
<p>Yes I am black!!!</p>
<p>Hyyaku-Do not make generalizations about a whole race just by the people you know. Do you know every black person is America, in the world? No therefore the statements you posted are incorrect and not valid.
If you make stupid comments about black people, then your showing other people its okay.</p>
<p>"Be the difference you want to see"</p>
<p>Hey guys, sorry if the way I phrased it was annoying, about the "black lifestyle" thing, what I was trying to convey is that in Canada people don't look at race the same way, my DD had no preconceived notions of "black lifestyle" per se, but her roommate basically SAID that she may have had black friends in Vancouver, but they had obviously not lived a "true" Black(American???) lifestyle.</p>
<p>This roommate definitely felt that my D was incapable of truly understanding her life and felt that my D's friends had not suffered the same way.....whatever that means......and, perhaps, it was true....Canada has a different attitude and history, so the experiences are different.</p>
<p>"Hey guys, sorry if the way I phrased it was annoying, about the "black lifestyle" thing, what I was trying to convey is that in Canada people don't look at race the same way, my DD had no preconceived notions of "black lifestyle" per se, but her roommate basically SAID that she may have had black friends in Vancouver, but they had obviously not lived a "true" Black(American???) lifestyle."</p>
<p>Somemom, you've missed the point. There is no one black American lifestyle and there is no one black Canadian lifestyle. There is no "true" black lifestyle. So I suggest you drop the whole black lifestyle thing because, like the white lifestyle, it's a bit of a silly concept that only serves to appeal to latent inaccurate stereotypes.</p>
<p>Anyway, maybe your daughter's roommate was racist. Or maybe she just didn't like your daughter and race was an excuse to not spend time with her. In any case, I don't understand why you think having black friends would make any difference whatsoever. No wait- it would make a difference. If someone proclaimed to me that they had several black friends it would probably set off some red flags in my head since that's one of the most common things for subtly racist people to say.</p>
<p>Yeah somemom nauru's right you missed the mark big time. Black isn't a lifestyle it's a race and I always find people who believe this a bit on the ignorant side.(Not saying your ignorant but I believe you are bit misinformed)</p>
<p>Yeah Canadian blacks and American blacks have different pasts but there not all that different. But then again everyone has different pasts, a black person living two doors down from another black person aren't the same just because they live close by.</p>
<p>I get what you are saying, I knew there was probably no good way to convey it, unless i was vastly more talented at writing! Anyway, my point was to the Canadian OP that the "general" attitudes seen in different areas can be very very different. Culturally, Canada and the states are very different and the racial mosaic idea there vs. the melting pot here result in different underlying expectations. I was simplifying it dramatically for this forum, it really is a huge topic....and of course, every one of us is an individual, but an ex-patriot in any country will enjoy connecting with fellow countrymen, as there is a shared life experience, as will a couple of Texans or a couple of New Yorkers, etc when they are out of their environment.</p>
<p>I do business all across the country, there are certain similarities of basic lifestyle in various regions. People from the south/NYC/Pacific Northwest/ California/etc have shared experiences, from the name they call pop/Soda/coke to the places they run for a burger to the ethnic food they eat (Mexican food is sooooo much better in CA/AZ/TX than other spots.) Look at the East Coasy v West Coast culture shock threads- people who grow up in certain areas see life differently at a basic level than people who grew up elsewhere. not bad, not good, just different.</p>
<p>When you are out of your home environment one can really enjoy connecting with other people who share a similar life experience. For example, in the US, people tend to go to church as a much larger percentage of the population than in Canada.......in the states, it is much more common and even expected, esp. in some small towns. In Canada it is not really expected. No big deal, just a difference, something which is familiar to many more Americans than to Canadians.</p>
<p>That is what I mean by lifestyle....not some racial comment, just a common experience thought. Search on the parents thread and you will find NJ people reminiscing about their favourite haunts, people from the south talking about sweet tea, people from all over the world/country talking about remembrances of the way they grew up. This is the shared lifestyle I am trying to convey. When you meet another American whilst abroad, frequently the conversation turns to familiar foods or politics, that is a shared basic premise of lifestyle.</p>
<p>You are totally right, roommate #2 may have simply not cared for my D and made up the race comment as an easy out.</p>