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[quote=Anonymous]Child of non-white-collar immigrants here. I'll give you some ideas for why it is hard to make friends with immigrants. Lack of shared experience. Most non-western immigrants come from rather tribal mentalities. Fear of your corrupting liberal loosey-goosey influence. They don't want your daughter talking about kissing and makeup with their daughter. They certainly don't want your kids showing their kids porn videos on their phones. Lack of shared values - see above. If you think Arizona State is fine, no thanks to the playdate. Insecurity. They don't want their kids to hear about your fabulous family vacation to Orlando and how they rode the dolphins because their family can't afford such experiences. They just don't identify with you because they don't know much about American culture and its wide variety. People fear what they don't understand.[/quote]
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