Prejudice

<p>I'm seriously considering to apply to USCB next fall, however I'm an international student from sweden.
I'm wondering how the students see us (swedish students), e.g. if they laugh behind our backs because of our accent or something similar.
I know it's different from person to person, but I was hoping to get an opinion in general. I've heard a lot of americans are superficial, is this true?</p>

<p>And no, i'm not a swedish girl, so I can't live on my nonexisting boobs and long blond hair (even if I'm blond)</p>

<p>Thanks !</p>

<p>Frankly, most of us do not think about swedes at all except that we all love Annika Sorenstam in our own superficial way.</p>

<p>I don't Americans spend too much time thinking about small Scandinavian countries. That said, Europeans generally seem to be viewed favorably (assuming they're not French) by most Americans, especially if you can speak fluent English (even with an accent).</p>

<p>As for the superficiality comment, that is truly ridiculous. People are people. There are going to be superficial people anywhere in the world that you go, including Sweden.</p>

<p>Hehe, yes I do realize Sweden is a small country compared to the U.S.
Although I hoped that you might have encountered swedish students and could tell me about your experience.
The reason for my concern is that, unfortunately, some international students are not well accepted here in Sweden, of course a lot might have to do with their lingustic skills but also their culture and religion.</p>

<p>girls will love you for your accent
there are lots of international students here or students whose parents are from different countries, etc etc. i doubt anyone would make fun of you, and if so, it would only be out of envy.</p>

<p>you'll be fine.</p>

<p>Yeah chicks will totally dig you dude. Accents (non-whigger accents) drive chicks wild, especially if its an unusual one for that area. I know as a guy, accents on females are totally hot (except again whigger accents)</p>

<p>I had a friend who was born and raised in sweden till he was 11 years old then came to the States with his dad on a 2 year work transfer</p>

<p>he got along really well with all the people in my 7th and 8th grade classes even if he had a slight accent. He didn't have trouble blending and fitting in at all.</p>

<p>so I doubt there'd be much trouble for you adjusting, and especially since college is a more liberal, accepting environment than what you see from schools on TV</p>

<p>I think you'll find that a lot of Americans, especially those in higher-end liberal universities, aren't all that superficial.</p>

<p>Whigger accent?</p>

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<p>I especially like the third one!</p>

<p>There's no outstanding prejudice towards Swedes in America. In the Midwest in particular, there's a large number of people who are of Scandinavian descent.</p>

<p>My bad, I forgot there was a set way black people had to act and carry themselves, which is often imitated by white people. My mistake.</p>

<p>yea, swedes dont get much negative attention at all.</p>

<p>You have to relize that unless you tell somone your from sweden 95% of people won't know where your from. People will just know your European until you tell them and for the most part you will be stereotyped (not in a bad way) the same as any other European except maybe french who tend to be looked down on. Otherwise Swedish Danish english in the USA people don't know the difference or care your all European to us</p>

<p>I just wanted to stress that I didn;t mean that in a negative way as it might sound, you should have no problems at all unless your in some white trash area. You'll probably fit in just fine and having the accent will probably make it easier for you to make friends as people will want to talk to you and ask where your from etc..</p>

<p>European international kids rarely are negatively thought of...girls and guys actually like the accents, especially British ones. So you won't have any problems...seriously. The kind of int'l kids who do run into issues are Asian ones who don't speak english very well, and African ones with thick accents. I've witnessed this first hand. Don't stress it, just be happy you're not a "fresh off the boat" African. Take this from an african, who isn't fob, but knows alot of them.</p>

<p>yea...poor asians and africans.</p>

<p>im glad my parents taught me good english before 1st grade came around.</p>

<p>I'm very thankfull for your answers, and I'm glad you (americans) won't judge me because of my decent.</p>

<p>don't worry 'bout a thing, especially at the University level. That's where people tend to be the most tolerant and accepting.</p>