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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly I have to agree with the pp. I'm an African American middle-class parent of a toddler. I'm comfortable in all settings. Yet I sometimes get the impression that some of the white families don't even try to strike up a conversation with me and my husband. My husband and I were just speaking about this the other day. Is there really such a cultural divide? I've traveled all over the world and think I have lots to say about many topics, but often find if I don't initiate the conversation it doesn't happen. Very interesting. [/quote]

+1 - I am Asian American and have had similar experiences with many White Americans especially initially when I meet them.  However, this seems to be less true among non-American whites.  Not sure why there seems to be such barrier that is often times hard to break through. It can be very exhausting socially.[/quote]

I agree.[/quote]

I'm the parent of the toddler who wrote this comment initially and Agree with these two posters. I've had wonderful experiences with foreigners - be they white europeans etc. Asians, south Americans etc. Interesting that this is a shared experience among all three of us.[/quote]

the toddler wrote the comment initially?? That's advanced, even for this area.[/quote]

Haha! Well we have been working with him on spelling his first and last name lately and he surprised us last week with getting it so who knows right lol! Aren't all our kids whose parents are on dcurbanmom little geniuses :-). [/quote]

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