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Why do asians only hang out with other asians?

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Exactly my observation. Sometimes people just want to sit back and talk in their native language, and I think it's easier to relax and joke around in one's primary language because one knows all the linguistic nuances.

I fall into the category of an Asian who speaks English as a first language. I always felt out of place hanging out with people who spoke nothing but Mandarin, and people looked at me funny when I couldn't speak Chinese with them. It's not my fault my parents are from Hong Kong and speak Cantonese!!!

Originally posted by: Queasy
Generally speaking, when I was at college the Asians who spoke English as a second language hung out with others who spoke the same first language that they did. Pretty obvious as to why.

The Asians who spoke English as a first language hung out with everybody.
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i have never noticed this at any school i've ever been to, and i've been to two high schools and SIX colleges, AND i love to observe people and social dynamics.

people of the same race often hang out together, but i haven't noticed any one race flocking together more than another.
 
I was on sports teams and would be around non asians all the time. But at the end of the day, all they want to do is drink and party. Come to think about it, that's all they ever talk about too. I had an asian group to chill out with for all other things.

This is not to say there aren't a couple whites/blacks who I've come to know who don't conform to stereotypes. But you don't hang out with individuals as much as you do with groups.
 
One of my best friends is Asian. Two of my exs are Asian. My boss is Asian. I've had many women of the Asian persuasion. And I'm black... go figure?
 
Originally posted by: Mill
Originally posted by: chowmein
why do all the hicks live in the south?
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Way to generalize my scumbag friend. My cousins are Asian and live in the South!
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he didn't say everyone in the south is a hick, just that all hicks live in the south. 😉

wrong either way of course, but couldn't help myself. 😀
 
I'm asian, and there are no asians for me to mingle with. So I only mingle with non-asians.
(Honestly, I find 50% of asians to be very annoying)
 
My school must be a rare case, then. We have about 1000 asian students, and maybe 5% of them associate with non-asians. The rest are always found in groups of all asians, and when put in groups (for projects), don't really associate with non-asians, beyond the work that needs to be done. This isn't just my experience, but that of many people at my university. They are trying to work on ethnic diversity and mingling between races, but the asians here don't seem open to it. Just last night, I was at a free concert on campus, and there were 30 asians in a group together, without a single non-asian. I was in a group with mixed whites, blacks, and hispanics.
 
Originally posted by: thomsbrain

people of the same race often hang out together, but i haven't noticed any one race flocking together more than another.
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You've got to be blind if you honestly believe that.
 
Originally posted by: richardycc
because we have better things to talk about other than chicks/guys, beer, partying and sports. :roll:
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Yeah, like Asian chicks, Asian beer, Asian parties, and Asian sports.
 
Maybe its just you? Have you tried talking to them? My best friend is Chinese.

Also, back in High School, I hung out with the Vietnamese crowd. Granted, I was only 1 of a couple other "white" people that associated with that "crowd". But it wasn't like they would refuse to talk to white people, mexicans or any other race. They just all knew each other (all vietnamese seem to be like this) and thus, hung out. If you tried talking to them you might be suprised at how open they are.
 
Originally posted by: CPA
Originally posted by: dquan97
because no one else understands us
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huh?


😉
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hahahah 😛

it's kind of true though... there are some cultural similarities that a lot of asians share and sometimes it feels good to be with people that "get it". that said, i have a bunch of non-asian friends too.
 
Because half of whom you see are FOBs and literally nobody understands them 😉 😀

From my experience, it's because many students came from a high school where they were the vast minority and now they have a new subset to relate with...other races will never understand certain things about asian life, and that's not a good or bad thing in my mind, it's just how it is. I was very involved in the APA community because I liked the shared interest in our heritage, wanted to provide activities for other students to do...while at the same time, I've always had a close circle of friends from high school, most of whom are white.

It's like I'm talking to my ex again, oy...this can never go well 🙂
 
asians are pretty much still outsiders in pop culture, society, and business
it'll be some time before we're as "integrated" other ethnicities who have been here longer
 
Originally posted by: illustri
asians are pretty much still outsiders in pop culture, society, and business
it'll be some time before we're as "integrated" other ethnicities who have been here longer
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well admittedly it should start now with asians in college being more open and trying harder, no ?
 
Same thing with other cultures. Russian(FOBs) usually hang out with other Russians. It's not different with Asians. It's easy to understand why too. People with a common language and culture like to socialize and be with their peers of the same culture. Communication and common interests are key. Once the assimilation occured this phenomenon doesn't occur.
 
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