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Can non-minorities understand what its like to be a minority?

I think its only after experiencing what it was like to be an ethnic minority in China that i understood the "minority" experience.
katielass · F
I've a pretty damn good idea, having lived for 17 years in a place where people like me were less than 1%. You just let the shit roll off your back.
Effloresce · 26-30, F
I think they can empathize to a certain point, but ultimately I don’t think they can ever fully understand what it’s like
GallantlyChurlish · 46-50, M
I don’t think being a minority due to traveling to an exotic location and being a minority in a civilized nation because your ancestors never accomplished anything noteworthy is the same experience.
Gouzi · 26-30, M
@GallantlyChurlish I live and work in China where i am one of the only foreigners in the city. Also, i admit the Chinese context is particular to itself.
GallantlyChurlish · 46-50, M
I don’t know much about living in China, but I have lived and worked in multiple countries between KSA and India. My experience was usually that people were hospitable and as interested in my home nation and perspectives as I was in learning more about theirs.
I’ll have to make it to China, some day.
@Gouzi
Shayla · F
As much as I try to understand, I still end up surprised by the things some minorities have to be aware of. I had a partner who would point out some things I had never realized. While I know I didn't cause the issues, I still feel guilty for not noticing them.
SW-User
I think it takes first-hand experience to really get it. Living in Germany and suddenly being not-white is what did it for me.
Absolutely since being a minority is by definition situational.
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