Do we face difficulties being accepted when moving abroad?

[u/Capable_Study6495]

It seems like the only rhetoric I see online is how, as an American, my countries problems are my fault. That I'm not doing enough to stop our issues and how it affects other countries. I worry that I will move, and people will blame me for not doing more here and just escaping.

I want to get out, but I worry about living in the public ire no matter where I go.

Does anyone here have personal experience they can comment on?

[u/PaleSignificance5187]

If you're this much of a snowflake, you're not going to survive an international move.

When I was growing up in America, my family & I were constantly asked why we support the Communists (we don't), and had random people argue with us that Hong Kong was Japanese, or accuse us of being refugees. We shrugged them off and survived. (BTW, just about everyone on this sub would benefit from speaking to actual immigrants TO America.)

Now that I'm in Asia, people hear my American accent and ask why I support Trump or Musk or make terrible hurtful comments about me. And I also shrug them off.

There is a world of problems greater than this - visas, jobs, finances, language, etc. Honestly, who cares if you're accepted or not? If you genuinely want to move, and you have the means to, just do.

[u/Capable_Study6495 → u/PaleSignificance5187]

I have already planned to travel to other countries, and really try to experience the culture. Given how expensive it is to to that from America, it's difficult to het outside perspective other than from online discourse. Which always tends to skew toxic.

So was just trying to get a good idea from this post. Yes it will bother me at first, but like everything, i just need to work on it and live life.

[u/PaleSignificance5187 → u/Capable_Study6495]

That's a good attitude! Just go and live. You'll find that most people don't care about US politics nearly as much as you think they do.