Posted by tina on July 16, 2001, at 14:47:44
In reply to Not fitting in: now it's my turn, posted by Anna Laura on July 16, 2001, at 12:53:30
Anna Laura, like Greg said, you are NOT the only over-sea poster, not by a long shot. It's one of the things I like about this board, it's so diversified. Please stay. Post when you are feeling out of place and I guarantee alot of responses just like the ones you have here. We all have our troubles and can share them here no matter where we come from or what language we speak. I hope you stick around.
tina
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> Hi folks,
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> I've been thinking about being the only over-sea foreigner on this board ... and i don't like that.
> I'm probably getting too paranoid about this, but
> I feel like i'm not fitting in, that this is not the place for me, etc...
> May be the hot weather is to blame, depression getting worse because of that etc...nonetheless, i feel judged somehow: i know i shouldn't feel like that: most of you folks have been kind to me, but i'm scared about the stereotype kind of thing.(Do you know what i mean?) My nation is not very well seen world wide (mafia and things like that) so i wonder how you guys are depicting me inside your heads: you know: the italian stereotype: short, fat and black haired holding a guitar in my hand singing "sole mio" and stuff like that.
> I know, it's a mind trip (a bad one!).
poster:tina
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