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I am wondering if anybody can relate to this, or if some non US posters can clarify some of this for me. It doesn't matter where you're from or where your family is from.
A few days ago my friends were telling me that they don't think of me as American. They said if I walked into a room, they wouldn't think I was American. It's the way I look, the way I act, the way I carry myself, etc. They consider me to have more of a Russian attitude and look, not American.
My dad is not pure Russian but I know I look like my mom's sister, so I accept that I probably look Russian... but what does everything else mean?
I have lived in the US most of my life. America is my home and culture. I get culture shock when I leave.
What are American stereotypes?
What are Russian stereotypes?
For the posters in other countries, can you look at somebody and tell they are an American? (My friends were trying to describe the stereotypical American girl to me. I am wondering if you will agree.)
A few days ago my friends were telling me that they don't think of me as American. They said if I walked into a room, they wouldn't think I was American. It's the way I look, the way I act, the way I carry myself, etc. They consider me to have more of a Russian attitude and look, not American.
My dad is not pure Russian but I know I look like my mom's sister, so I accept that I probably look Russian... but what does everything else mean?
I have lived in the US most of my life. America is my home and culture. I get culture shock when I leave.
What are American stereotypes?
What are Russian stereotypes?
For the posters in other countries, can you look at somebody and tell they are an American? (My friends were trying to describe the stereotypical American girl to me. I am wondering if you will agree.)