[getinfall]

Originally Posted by BlueferralRN

I would take the chance on school in the south if I were you. I am not asian, however many of my co workers are/were. In a previous job a coworker was of korean ancestory (2nd generation) he had no problems at all. He was dating the good looking administrative assistant. (not a hospital job).

Another fellow was a contract nurse in the ED. He was nominated for employee of the year (worked his tail off). He was in the process of talking his fiance into moving to South Carolina from CA. He realized that southerns may be predjudiced against (insert minority) but hey Joe he is ok. He also is aware that he and his fiance will have a much better chance of buying a home in the south than in CA.

Im not origanlly from the south. I am here to stay. Southerners have problems just like every other part of the country. Hehe I guess they get stereotyped as well.

Anywho, I think if your willing to take the chance and come to the "South" you will be plesantly suprised. Good luck in school.

Blueferral RN

sounds nice! I wasn't born here thou! I came here when I was like 14. I'm Chinese. Anyhow, where to go for meeting girls and where is the parties?

The financial situation is a big part of why I want to become a nurse. There are jobs almost everywhere. For example, if you live in San Francisco bay area and a nice house would cost you 1 million. The Capital of California is only 2 hours away from San Francisco and a nice house is only 1/4 of the cost of San Francisco. The problem is that San Francisco bay area has a wide variety of higher paying jobs but Capital of California, Sacramento may only have a few high paying jobs available. (nursing or government jobs). I still like California cuz the sunshine is very nice. I used to be an engineer graduated from college 2 years ago but got laid off in March this year. I was very ****** off because the pay wasn't not even high and you are bounded to stay in the San Francisco bay area cuz there are no jobs for my type of work in the suburban area like Sacramento, Stockton, Santa Rosa and Tracy. Those are where all the pretty looking girls live. You won't find that much pretty looking girls in the busy city like San Francisco. When girls don't need to work that hard, they become prettier. I don't like to work too hard either cuz its just not worthy. I like to work regular hours and do nothing but chilling after work.

[woknblues]

Originally Posted by cutehumor

I'm half Filipino so I can relate. Well, I went to school in Memphis, TN. I've been a nurse for 2.5 years all in the south, I get asked constantly "where are you from?" I actually had one patient bad mouthed Mexicans the entire time I had him. He probably thought I was Mexican which I'm not. You won't have much of a social life either. PM me if you have any other questions.

I gotta laugh my man. I go to school in the Philippines. Talk about living in a fish bowl. (Caucasian). I get stared at 24/7, all day, every day. And I don't consider it to be anything more than curiosity "Where are you from, Joe?". Not sure why a dude bad mouthing Mexicans has anything to do with your situation. Most people bad mouth people whom they assume are "not present".

Originally Posted by getinfall

sounds nice! I wasn't born here thou! I came here when I was like 14. I'm Chinese. Anyhow, where to go for meeting girls and where is the parties?

The financial situation is a big part of why I want to become a nurse. There are jobs almost everywhere. For example, if you live in San Francisco bay area and a nice house would cost you 1 million. The Capital of California is only 2 hours away from San Francisco and a nice house is only 1/4 of the cost of San Francisco. The problem is that San Francisco bay area has a wide variety of higher paying jobs but Capital of California, Sacramento may only have a few high paying jobs available. (nursing or government jobs). I still like California cuz the sunshine is very nice. I used to be an engineer graduated from college 2 years ago but got laid off in March this year. I was very ****** off because the pay wasn't not even high and you are bounded to stay in the San Francisco bay area cuz there are no jobs for my type of work in the suburban area like Sacramento, Stockton, Santa Rosa and Tracy. Those are where all the pretty looking girls live. You won't find that much pretty looking girls in the busy city like San Francisco. When girls don't need to work that hard, they become prettier. I don't like to work too hard either cuz its just not worthy. I like to work regular hours and do nothing but chilling after work.

I thought I would go ahead and correct your pricing of Sacramento homes. If you are gonna say $1,000,000 for San Francisco, then use $500,000 for Sac comparable. It sure as heck ain't $250,000. As for the pretty girls, my man, they are everywhere. I like mine hard working, for the record. Har har. (and she probably likes me for the same reason)

Actually, anywhere you go is what you make of it. If you hate it, hate the people, hate the weather, etc., you're gonna hate it.

[BortaZinTx]

Surely, you folks don't think racism and prejudice is limited to the Southern US, do you?

[navvet]

I grew up in Alabama, until I joined the Navy. When I moved to North Carolina, I found they were waaaay more redneck than Alabamians. And the North Carolinians listen to the song "Sweet Home Alabama" waaaaaay more than Alabamians ever did. Go figure? Dont' worry so much about the racism, worry about the Humidity and Heat.

[omggosh]

I live in Alabama and attend a CC for LPN then RN in the northern part of the state. It seems the northern part of the state is so diverified compared to the southern part. As far as "where are you from", you will most definately hear that from people here but only because we are curious and find other cultures interesting. If you can adapt to the heat and curious southerners, you will love it if you are in the northern half of the state. As the poster above said, I do hear sweet home alabama in other states more.

[58flyer]

Originally Posted by navvet

I grew up in Alabama, until I joined the Navy. When I moved to North Carolina, I found they were waaaay more redneck than Alabamians. And the North Carolinians listen to the song "Sweet Home Alabama" waaaaaay more than Alabamians ever did. Go figure? Dont' worry so much about the racism, worry about the Humidity and Heat.

Even funnier when you recall that the 3 writers of the song weren't even from Alabama, 2 were from Florida and one was from California.

[Agrippa]

I know that most of you who commented did so in good faith. But if you're a Caucasian, I don't think you can really relate 100% to what minorities have experienced. I myself get caught off guard here and there by some of the racism I still experience and I live in the "north".

Although I don't run into racism much, I would say that I do run into it maybe ones every few months. For example, l when I was getting my car serviced, I returned when to the shop because they basically didn't do what I asked them to do. The mechanic told me to "take my jap car back to my own country - maybe they'll be able to fix it better." Of course this is an extreme example of something I've encountered - but it was very dehumanizing. And for me at least, it really ticks me off.

It doesn't matter that my family has been in the country for generations, or that members of my family serve in the military, or how good my english is, nor how much money or education I have. It just take one ignorant, hate filled prick to really affects you to the core - at least for me. I've worked on it by sort of feeling sorry for the person and I've been careful so that I don't let his hate infect me and turn me into a hateful person myself. But it is unpleasant nonetheless and I don't want to always be on guard and naturally I want to avoid such situations. The fact that some people channel their hate by making people of another race "others", really makes me angry and sad for our society. And although I know my experience is totally anecdotal, I can't help but notice that I run into racism of the most blatant kind more when I go to the sound. It really is stunning to me how some people can be really nice and decent, but then when they're approached by someone of a different race, they turn into monsters.

I've personally stopped trying to make my goal to rid or educate other people's racist attitudes - blatant or thinly masked. I've come to terms that there are racist people everywhere. You will run into less however, the closer you get to either coast and the farther north you go. Plan accordingly.

[omggosh]

That is sad but true.. The funny thing is in my town. I am the minority and I am your average southern white female. You do not have to be hispanic or african american to be a minority and to understand that feeling anymore.The way I see it, no matter the color or ethnic background, everyone puts their pants on one leg at a time and we all bleed the same blood as everyone else.

[BortaZinTx]

I'm also white, and a minority in my city. By a large, large margin.

[kakamegamama]

I know what you mean. Not only am I a transplanted Texan (that alone is an interesting phenomenon) I am female in a male dominated culture. I live in a city of over 2 million people & am I'm guessing 1 of less than 500 Americans. So yeah, prejudice & bigotry exist everywhere. Where I live, in the "right" (or is it wrong?) circumstances, I am asked why our president/country/fill in the blank is so bad/mean/arrogant/fill in the blank. I'm viewed as an oddity because I am female without a husband or children---those two items necessary for living successfully in this part of the world. I am pushed in front of by men, because I am a woman, and sometimes am spoken to as if I am stupid, just to name a few incidents. So, even with its problems, America is still the best and I love my country unabashadly.