Last week, I saw the woman in my dentist's building again. I chatted with her for awhile. I asked her if Americans generally behave well or shamefully towards her. She said that most of the time, we are good. There are some times when we are rude to her because of her accent.
She also said that her life is good here. She said she works hard. The inflection in her voice indicated that she is glad to have work. Maybe work was not easy for her to find in the other country. She's been here for about a decade and seemed amused when I asked her if her accent was Russian. It is not Russian. lol. I don't even know where she is from, but I caught her off guard when I asked her these questions. She seemed pleasantly surprised that I inquired.
How immigrant-friendly is this immigrant-based culture? My guess is that it's probably more immigrant-friendly than most places on earth, but is definitely not perfect. I've heard of that we turned people away when they saught refuge from various injustices and obvious danger. But that's a whole other topic which I should seek answers to when my head is not throbbing and my back is not aching. :)
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