GO BACK to your COUNTRY!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2023
- GO BACK to your COUNTRY!
Some of you watching this video have heard it, and some of you have said it. This week I'm talking about this hateful statement, how it affects individuals living in the US who weren't born here and why many people coming across my channel have been saying it to me a lot lately. Yikes!
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As an Englishman living in Spain (but 35 years in S.E. London) I find it embarrising that there are English people who have live here for years, don't speak a word of Spanish but who voted for Brexit because there are too many immigrants! Somebody say a prayer 👼
I feel the same and I'm an Englishman living France.
Three people tell the truth: children, angry people, and drunks.
As an African the meanest most discriminatory experience I’ve had in America has come from black Americans. This experience has completely changed my perpective of what discrimination actually looks like in this country because it’s definitely not the “black and white racism” society and the media pushes because it actually comes from all sides.
@esaesa07 man they come over here with a horrible mindset of black Americans anyway
@@esaesa07 have you ever considered it's a reaction to the treatment Carribeans and west Africans have received from black Americans? If someone doesn't welcome you in their home would you be inclined to have a positive opinion of them? Many Africans on the continent have a VERY positive view of black Americans due to renowned black American celebs like Beyonce. You should see the love Meek Mill got when he visited Ghana, even when his phone was lost/stolen it was returned to him in 24h. there are SEVERAL vlogs of black americans visiting the continent and in their words, feeling "At HOME" because of how they are treated and welcomed. Butt in my 30 years I don't think I have ever heard a non-american black person have that welcoming experience from black americans. Instead, we all (non-black immigrants as well) have the same stories of being bullied, insulted, and told to go back to our country by the same black Americans that look like us. America is your home we are just guests/immigrants here if you won't make us feel welcome don't expect a positive attitude back.
America has one of the worst cultures. Everyone hates everyone so get used to it.
Exactly as a an American I just happened to be Latino. Once I reach grade school and high school the only racist experience I've ever experienced came from black people only.
Just a damn minute mrs. Jamaica and by the way I'm Latino what you just said about white people is racist as f***. And why is it every other race has the right to be proud about the color of their skin and your heritage but white people don't. Your statement is because I didn't hang around with white people. Who's the f****** racist here I believe it's you.
I support legal immigration and if you're here, America IS your country. Its trashy to tell anyone "go back to your country!" I hate it! *Welcome to America!!*
That's what I say. America is my country. I wasn't born here, but I live and work here now and love it. Thanks so much, Aundria.
You're not illegal...big difference
@@neverforget5350so what? You want her to condone illegal aliens?
@@ThisBahamianGyalyou aren’t American. Mass legal immigration and illegal is bad for 🇺🇸
Absolutely. If you're legally here. I agree
I click on your notifications right away, love your wording so much and reminds me of growing up in Texas in the 90’s. No buzzwords, no leading with “as a blah blah blahhhh” which is pervasive. This retort isn’t racial tbh nor specific to Americans. I’ve always gotten a kick out of being racially semi ambiguous, trilingual, and with a southern accent so people run in circles trying to play oppression Olympics with me. Sadly, some people are just miserable and want others to feel as bad as they do. If it’s not nationality, it’ll be your gender or something else. Stay smiling, gorgeous ❤️
what's she doing to piss AMERICANS OFF ❓ I never see this happen‼, so logic would point towards a lack of, "when in Rome", so ta speak.... So many people screaming about being victims are purposely antagonizing others. NOT ALL but A LOT... ON a different note, WHY is there a pride and a pedo flag in the emojis but no AMERICAN FLAG❔❔❔ 🪖 I d say we r getting sick of this "false "pride" s...t
ya i like her too got my notifications on too. i dont think its racial either...
@@wick-em-chi1111 Not sure what you mean on the first one. 🇺🇸 You can’t see the flag?
@@ollylevesque3404 no i don't see it , maybe I'm looking in the wrong place.. Do you have an American , or other countries Flags in your emojis?
We've chewed some of the same ground, you and I (I'm a linguistic and cultural mess), so I feel ya. I've been told to "murder your own damned language" by an angry Quebecois when I attempted to speak French, so, yeah, it's not exclusive to the US.
As a US Navy veteran, who has been overseas, I respect those from other countries, and I am welcoming to them, but I go by what M.L.K. said about not judging a person by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Damn, I wish I could have met MLK Jr., but he was killed before I was born.
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Thanks VET! Y’all speak where us civvies cannot… ⚔️🙏🏽⚔️
If I go to the Bahamas and start criticizing the country, I am quite sure that many of the natives will utter, "well if you don't like it here then go back to your country." 🤷🏾♂️
Amen, amen, and super AMEN!
Racists say that statement even if you just walk on streets, and not even uttering any word
I always wonder why people come to America and not go to Canada,
Amsterdam, or Australia. America in my opinion wouldn’t be the place to go to start a new being. I think people come to America thinking it’s a open\safe country. I also believe that the hateful rhetoric of some American towards immigrants come from the government giving immigrants benefits and grants etc. The frustration that Americans have should go towards the government leaders not the migrants.
The reason they don't go to Canada is because they don't let people in who have no skills, can't speak French or English and have no job lined up. You'll find that most countries are to way that worth living in.
I agree, it's normal to default to your native tongue with family and friends. I only think it rude if you do that if someone who does not speak the language is part of the group.
Usually, we either default to English in that case or someone starts translating so everyone can be part of the conversation.
I absolutely agree. I have friends who speak Arabic and when I am near they -out of respect - will always speak in English. They have said they never want me to feel excluded or as if they are talking about me. Honestly, I love hearing them speak it, so I don't mind. But, I appreciate that they respect me enough to do that.
I usually really enjoy your videos but I whole heartedly disagree with this one. As an immigrant myself, I know exactly what it is like to feel different and not fit in but it is not the fault of the prominent culture it is also not my fault that I am different because honestly I am different. I also can't come to a foreign country and expect that everyone to cater to me. It is my obligation to fit into the society to which I am now part of. It is my obligation as an new citizen of whatever country to integrate instead of trying to change the existing culture.
Thanks for watching. It's perfectly fine that you don't agree with me. I enjoy hearing a difference of opinion.
That being said, I think you may have misunderstood my sentiment. I believe that people should make an effort to assimilate. What I don't agree with is people bullying others when they have a contrary opinion or say something critical of America.
I also think that anyone who lives and works here should learn English. BUT, when someone chooses to speak with friends and family in their native tongue, that is not my business. Why should I get upset that they are speaking in Amharic or Spanish or French if they are not speaking directly to me. And I certainly don't tell people "speak English" or "go back to your country."
Also, learning a new language is hard. So, I give people grace. That is the point I'm seeking to make. Thanks for watching and thanks for your support! ❤️
@@ThisBahamianGyal I think there's a huge difference between assimilation and integration. I see the former as ridding yourself of your native culture to assume that of the adopted land. Also, who is it that you are hearing this from? Becaues there are many that just want you to join them in the gutter.
I agree. I had a coworker whose son’s mother-in- law has been in the US for 20 years and could not speak English. Why go to another country and not make an attempt to learn the language? Also I had a friend, who’s born an and raised in the US, who lived in Arizona. As a teenager she couldn’t get a job at a McDonalds because she wasn’t bilingual. I have a problem with catering to Spanish speakers by having to “press 1 for English….”because what about those who immigrated from Germany, Italy, Norway, etc? If my only language was Spanish, I would be insulted. Why? Because it is implied that I’m either not intelligent enough or lazier than other immigrants to learn the language of my new country.
When I moved to the states at 13 I did get teased by the the American blacks children. But as an adult I never heard that. I'm with you on the different bucket of fish. Mostly for those Who hates this country and many are American born. Then I say if America is so bad then perhaps you should find a new country. 😊
I even know Native Americans who've been told to go back to their own country.
People seem to forget where they come from themselves, it wasnt that long ago that someone's Irish or Polish great grandparents were dealing with anti immigrant discrimination when they got here, and were told to go back to Europe
I admire your ability to communicate without letting anger or emotions get the best of you. You express yourself so well. People have to understand that it's possible to respectfully disagree with someone. Disagreeing doesn't equal disrespect. Cheers from Canada!!!
Thanks for saying that. I am still a work in progress. People know just how to push my buttons. But, I am learning how to deal with all of it. It's not easy, though. I agree with you...disagreeing doesn't equal disrespect. Well said. Thanks so much for watching.🥰
Not sure exactly why but this reminded me a bit of the Mohammed Ali quote "I don’t trust anyone who’s nice to me but rude to the waiter. Because they would treat me the same way if I were in that position". We don't all have to agree on whatever topic with one another but we can at least be civil.
I wouldn't say telling somebody "go back to your own country" is racist given its not always spite sprayed at people of other races but it is most certainly a dick thing to say. As for your later comment, something to the tone of "If you don't like it here, why stay" that being said to somebody who is constantly raging about the place that they live... its a much better thing to say, engage in conversation. Work together to make where one lives a better place.
A native telling a foreigner they wished they would speak the native language is uttered everywhere from what I can tell.
I live in a small town on the east coast of England where you see all sorts... makes me proud, there may be tons of things I don't like that somebody else loves, we all come together and ideally make each others lives better and our home better through our shared experience.
I'm with Mr. Ali. I absolutely hate when people mistreat waiters, cashiers, retail workers, etc...They would absolutely treat me and other people the same way.
I am born of British citizens in the UK, my parents being of Nigerian origin. I heard 'go back to your own country' so frequently that I see myself as neither quite British nor quite Nigerian. The thing is, it doesn't bother me at all. I travel frequently to Africa & Asia & have this appreciation of other cultures, I am more appreciative of them because of my experience. I always correct people who call me English & tell them I am not white, I am British of Nigerian decent. I appreciate the benefits of having these 2 distinct cultures & yet I understand fully that I am not quite either. 😊
My great grandmother was Quebecois and learned English when she moved here. She was made fun of when she tried to speak it for the first time. She spoke French until she died, which was a problem. The only person who spoke French was my mother, who had immersion French classes when she was in high school. It was very difficult for the both of them because Quebecois and Parisian French are very different.
The other anecdote I have is a woman was talking on the phone. When she was done the man in front of her said, "If you want to speak Spanish, go back to Mexico." The woman replied, "That was Navajo. If you want to speak English, go back to England." And yes, Native Americans have been told to go back to their country. Not kidding.
Been told that many times before. My reply is 😮always. "Please buy me a ticket."
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Good! I don't blame you!
I totally agree with your commentary. I'm a Black woman (now 62) who was born in the USA. I can't believe what's going on nowadays. We always voiced our opinions and had great discussions and debates. It was healthy because most times you learned something you didn't know. I've been traveling back and forth to the Dom Rep for the past 4 yrs and still can't speak Spanish well at all, but no one has ever told me to go back to my country!
I love this! My best friend is my age, 33, and a southern black woman now in Michigan and we say the same thing all the time. That and I keep telling her just focus on Spanish a year and she’d have it down 😂 there’s actually tons of people here in Texas who are of all races that speak it fluently because it’s an option (as well as some other languages) for immersion schooling. My homegirl DeLisa speaks it better than I do as a native speaker. You got this! I’m sure yours is better than you think it is.
It isn't just an American thing, tho. I was working in Thailand. I had been there 2 weeks - just 2 weeks. I was watching videos at night to learn customs and language PLUS working full time, navigating a foreign country with little assistance from my horrible employer, and doing it all alone. I caught a cab and the cabbie starts berating me immediately for coming to his country and not already knowing the language (I used phrases I had learned to get the cab, to say hello and thank you upon entering, and to hand him the address. Evidently that wasn't good enough.). He told me who I was - as if he would know. He said because I was American I was racist and hated all brown people. It is important to note he didn't discuss my race only my nationality. So he sees all Americans as racist. I said that wasn't true at all bc tanning was a billion dollar industry in the US. He said "No all Americans hate brown people" and I should just go back to my country." That was NOT the only negative experience. So, I went back to my country and took my money with me!
I definitely agree that it is usually people from areas that they've never left the country or their own state. I have literally seen someone ordering Mexican food from a Mexican-American-run restaurant and when the lady spoke Spanish to the cook the guy ordering rolled his eyes and said, effing Mexican, but the actual word and my friends and I were like, "Why are you here ordering Mexican food if you don't like Mexicans?"" (not to his face, but to ourselves) People are ignorant hypocrites, I believe we all can be in different ways, and conversations like this will always help make us more aware and learn to act better towards each other. Thank you.
Wowwww...that story is wild. These folks are nuts! Why get upset? The guy was literally at a Mexican-American restaurant. What did he expect? Folks are nuts. Thank you so much for sharing your story. I love hearing everyone's experiences!
I agree with everything you said and I don't think this line should never be used on 1 on 1 exchange. But I have to say there is one thing that can irritate me and it is when some immigrants refuse to follow sets of laws that we as citizen have to follow everyday, on the basis that they come from a different culture or have a specific faith belief that they value more than the justice system of the country they immigrated in.
Are there laws that natural-born citizens of the US are subject to laws that immigrants aren't?
While I don't condone ppl saying that as a way to shut down dialogue, I do see the emotion behind it. It would be like someone coming over for free food at your place and then going on and on about how their food at their home is so much better, healthier, etc. It's insulting and rude. Which then unfortunately gets responded to with more rudeness. Tact and manners on both sides would be far more productive.
If the food is loaded with more additives than it needs, or if the food is genetically modified for profit only, why should you find that offensive?
I don't get it. Isn't that the reason why some Americans choose to eat organic foods?
I completely agree with you, even though I've got the opposite problem. As a German living in and loving South Africa, I also get told to go back to my own country on a regular basis. Everyone, iincluding Trevor Noah, is allowed to talk about the snail pace of Checkers (supermarket) cashiers, or complains about having to wait 2 hours at the bank, but if I mention it, I should just go home if everything is better there. It's annoying!
It is incredibly annoying, isn't it? People can be so ignorant and irritating at times.
Someone once to me to go back to my own country, I told them" but I'm from Jersey" they shut up couldn't say another word, (They didnt know any better) Im really from Nassau!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I dead!!! Way to goooooo! Ya bugga. Take dat.
As a Black woman born in America, we used to hear (and sometimes still do) "go back to Africa" from racist wyte peepo. As I once heard the honorable Louis Farrakhan say... "If we were to tell you that same thing, where would you go?" Because it certainly wasn't here in America. They are the "Johnny come lately" group.
Screw Farrakhan, he doesn’t care about The lives of black people, he had Malcolm X assassinated, so he can have that top position that he has now. There’s nothing honorable about that man. Just like the black lies matter people are using racism as a political business, and now they’re making a profit off of it.
I have never said ‘go back to your own country’ but I do find it troubling when I’m walking thorough the town centre where I have lived and worked for over 50 years and I don’t hear my language being spoken and the dress code for women especially seems demeaning, am I being racist for wishing to go back to a time where I felt I belonged?
Not at all. Failure to assimilate is now being celebrated, so it's no surprise that natives feel out of place after some time.
@elizekelly 1: Not American (How very US centric of you!!)
2: My ancestors are from Cape Verde and where sold into slavery.
3: One of my ex-slave ancestors managed to escape (losing family members in the process) and found refuge with a kind English family, which she eventually married into.
So yes, I'd say that my ex-slave ancestor assimilated pretty well.
You still have a duty to try to assimilate into the country you move to, yes. Heard a story from an American who moved to Norway, said that while 90% of people speak English in their day-to-day lives, they always felt like an outsider until they decided to learn Norwegian. After 5 years in and finally learning the native language, everyone became extremely accepting and they made a lot more friends.
This is why "cultural appriopriation = bad" has always been dumb. Cultures need to appropriate an merge with each other. Common culture is what creates strong communities. Cultures that "gatekeep" too much, and don't share it with others, become less popular and die out.
That's why the US being a melting pot is so awesome. We're very accepting of other cultures and people, it should be very easy to assimilate. But despite what some will tell you, "American culture" is a very real thing. It should be much easier than other countries to adapt to, but you still gotta adapt.
I'm from rural America and have a different experience with immigrants coming to my small town. I love having people from other countries and cultures move here. I feel it enriches our little town, and has greatly improved options for dining out
People usually default to "Go Back To Your Country," when they cannot - easily, find another source of attack. As long as you refract that same negative energy back? Even in retaliation! They will GLORY in "pokin' that wound" which they perceive as hurtful to you. As for me? I thrive on gettin' on people's last nerve! If they're close enough to me to respond - and if I actually can dredge up the energy to, I'd goad them with some take on the following theme: "At least I know what it feels like to actually LEAVE my country!"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 So trueeeee!
Good for you. Derision is usually the best comeback.
YEEES!! You want me to go back to my country? by me a ticket, dates on the screen. BOOM!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I just love you, awesome video. 👍
I grew up on the island of Uchina (Okinawa to the Japanese and Americans living there), and spoke Japanese (Nihongo) and Okinawan (Uchina Guchi) along with English growing up. I did not know that Okinawan was a separate but related language for many years, and didn't find out until much later that I was actually speaking a patois of both.
I'm pale skinned to the point I've been accused of taking arsenic, and my ethnic heritage is Welsh, English, and Native American. Picture a twelve year old me coming back to the States (to south Mississippi) and being told "go back to your country" almost every time I uttered something that was not English while at my new junior high school. Yeah. Kids can be cruel like that. My usual rejoinder was, "I really wish I could." I still miss Uchina. (It is one of the most beautiful places on Planet Earth.)
I think xenophobic behavior does transcend race, and that folks who come here lawfully from other countries make contributions to American life that are real and significant. Meanwhile, what's happening across our southern border, with millions of illegal arrivals from Central America, does a disservice to Americans and to the folks coming here illegally in search of a better life. That has to be frustrating for both sides of the conversation. That is, however, a political and legal problem, and not necessarily a cultural or racial one, even though it frequently finds racist overtones in its expressions of that frustration. We are, after all, hopelessly human.
I'm glad to see another Virgo in the house, and wish you well on your upcoming birthday, and your trip back to Nassau. Please come back after your trip, and continue to offer your unique voice and perspectives on the American experience. Be careful out there and I'll be sure to catch your next video.
I'm guessing the uptick of this phrase is due to significant frustration about our border crisis, people feeling helpless about the direction we are heading as a country, and personal financial stresses resulting from inflation. I'm not excusing it, just sharing possible explanations for the behavior.
This is actually a major issue that is never dressed.
And if that context in mind, it’s pretty understandable. However, America has always prided itself on being the “land of opportunity” don’t back track now when people are actually trying to see what’s up.
No one has told me to go back to my country but I will assuredly tell them “MAKE ME!” 😂😂😂😂 Love your content!
She pulled the calendar out 😭💀 I fell out lmao
same, havent heard it. I'm Jamaican.
That why you’re country a mess you cowards are fleeing
Let them folks travel to Quebec or France, and we'll see how good they'll be treated for being single-language speakers, or basically speaking anything that's not French...
As a Nigerian immigrant, I have a mixed feeling about this topic. On one hand there’s a lot of contempt towards immigrants, you’re seen as an other. No matter how hard you try to fit in, you’ll never be considered “American” enough even though you pay taxes and do contribute to society just like other Americans. You’re not allowed to have strong opinions or opinions that counter the majority because how dare you after we let you in here???
However on the other hand, I find that a lot of recent immigrants (5-10 years) try very hard to not assimilate into the American culture. Right now it seems like it’s a trend to embrace anything NOT American. I find that some people don’t even bother to learn English, learn the American culture, or just assimilate into the American values. Ive heard family members and friends say “i don’t like this country, I’m only here for the opportunities”. I go into some areas and I’m expected to speak Spanish to communicate. And if an American (especially white) voices these concerns out, they’re told to shut up and called oppressors and all sorts.
Everyone is always proud to put some other countries flags on the social media bio but if an American (or even an immigrant) put up the American flag on their SM, they’re given the side eye. It’s a slippery slope for all but the biggest question is where do we draw the line between being anti-American and pro American?
Interesting take. May I ask which state you reside in? I ask because here in Houston we have I think the biggest if not like 2nd/3rd by now highest amount of Nigerians, mostly a lot of our medical professionals. And I think nationally y’all the highest earning group that came from another country. Definitely do come visit us because Houston loves Nigerians. And Vietnamese too, we need our doctors 😂
@@cjthompson420 Hey! I used to live in Houston (sugar land) before I got married and moved to Maryland which has a very high population of Nigerian immigrants 😂 and my husband is also a Nigerian doctor lol
@@lacijohnson400See what I mean!! Lol and nice. I’m from right on the edge between 3rd and 2nd ward but went to schools on the west side. But it wasn’t until I got a job with a company on west beltway and bellaire I realized just how many Nigerians we have lol. I take it you are not enjoying Maryland as much? Surely the weather has to be nicer at least 🤷🏿♂️ haha
@@cjthompson420 MD is nice!! I live just by DC so there’s always something to do. I also love that the heat is not as hot like Texas but I hate the snow 😭
I think people in U.S. who were born here need to keep in mind that unless they are Native American they come from immigrant ancestors so they don’t have the right to put other immigrants that came here legally down. I believe the U.S. is the greatest country but that doesn’t mean that our country is perfect. If someone is making a comment of something they don’t like we shouldn’t be reacting and telling them to go back home. Now if that person is saying they hate our country then that’s a different issue. America is a country of immigrants except for the Native Americans. We should all strive to be kind to one another.
Hi. I'm Canadian and I've had discussions with individuals about this. I've worked with people from all over the world and most are fine. As you said they have things they really like and don't. I find that it is mostly a matter of finding out (as anyone who moves somewhere else) that the grass "isn't" as green as they may have thought and that they miss a lot of the grass that they left (homesick, I put it down to). One individual in particular became a citizen here and there wasn't one day that went by that he didn't hate on this country. He even said that all Canadians are stupid. He forbade his children from ever dating and never being allowed to marry a Canadian (even though his children were born in Canada). They could only date and marry somebody who was either from his country or their parents were from his original country. My only outlook differently is that if you go to another country because your country is at war with a certain country you want to avoid all the violence going on. The problem is that people from that country are also here. You should leave your "garbage" behind you. By this I mean all your negative problems that have nothing to do with where you wish to move. Don't begin physically violent confrontations with people who are here because of what is going on in your home country. If it means that much to you why are you not back there fighting to resolve the problem? A case of this recently happened here in Toronto a few weeks ago where a group of people from a certain country had a celebratory meeting at a park here with tents and food etc. Not a problem, I'm interested to see these things as Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world. The problem happened when a group of people from the same country didn't agree politically with the group throwing the celebration and showed up to cause trouble. It ended with the tents being torn down, eight people having to go to the hospital and one person stabbed. It is cases like this where I say "Why are you in this country if you want to fight about something five thousand miles away where you ran away from to avoid the violence?". As you said, people aren't going to like everything and I agree as we're all individuals but that's no reason to dislike someone for any reason. I really hate violence and when it's happening because of disagreements like the one I mentioned I really have no tolerance for such stupidity. We have had a few issues with groups fighting amongst one another because of things going on in their home country and I really have zero tolerance for that.
The only thing I may be guilty of is the whole learn English thing, however it's not because of any racial issue or anything, it's because how do you communicate if you can't speak the language of any country you plan to live in. If I were to want to live in say France, I would learn French, so I can communicate, that way you don't get taken advantage of by people who will be more than happy to take advantage of ya. As far as the whole go back to your country thing, why, If your here legally, then what is the issue, you are right, it's just a cop out to avoid losing an argument.
I have never told someone to "go back to your country" unless like you said at the end when they come and trash on the country they came to and talk about how terrible it is and how much they hate it and I'm sittin here like "why did you even come here then? If its really that terrible then leave. It's really not that hard" but I hate when people tell others to "go back to your country" just because they were speaking a diffrent language or eating a new kind of food or something small like that. I think that is a very close minded way of thinking and people need to open their minds a bit. Maybe take a cultural anthropology class or 2 or like you said visit another country for a time. If I had the money I would love to visit another country but sadly I don't have the money these days so I really can't
As if having an accent means they don’t speak English 😂 Next time hit these English scholars with “well what is a woman” I meannn since they’re so proficient here in USA right? 😂
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@cjthompson420! 420
🎯 can’t get no realer than that.
LMFAO
To my way of thinking, this falls under "two wrongs don't make a right; but three lefts do make a right." (Think about it.) Not lookin' to argue, but I do beg to differ.
I hate to say it. But as a black American myself, I feel that in majority of situations Black American are extremely entitled and have a tendency to not take accountability, are extremely colorist and feel that know everything.
I have seen black American folks correct and diminish the experience and perspective of African and Caribbean people, which actually try to correct the craziness in the black American culture or stay away from it. Black Americans will call them a traitor to your race or say ya’ll don’t really know what it means to be black or that they have never experienced oppression. (Which is stupid because Africans and Caribbean people have experience REAL oppression).
It’s embarrassing.. we really act like super victims compared to EVERYONE ELSE in the world. It’s not cool.
And I hope African and Caribbean people will start speak out more because Black American are in huge echo chamber of victimhood. And we need to get out of it.
It’s unfortunate that you feel that way, but that’s definitely very different than the experiences that I’ve had as a black American… if you seen the movie black panther with Erik Killmonger, you can see the hurt that is felt by black Americans as to why they feel the way they do about African immigrants and Caribbean immigrants. They have been oppressed as well, many people around the world have, but most people still have their culture in tack and know where their from/history.black Americans have had to create culture and opportunities with blood sweat and tears, while other people are able to come of this country and have opportunities that we have yet to have ourselves. They have yet to invest into the black community with language or culture and we have no way to go into different countries in Africa or the Caribbean, and have the same advantages that they have coming to this country. I can definitely go on but if you delve into what is being said, you can see it is more hurt than entitlement
@@fitz2523I think you make valid point about Black Americans having to create culture after theirs was taken away. However , the original commenter said these very African/ Caribbean people also have history of struggle and oppression. Be it slavery , colonization , ongoing exploitation etc.
It sounds hurtful to hear that there is a victimization attitude but I do think this is true to a certain extent and I believe it hurts African Americans as a whole. Folks fleeing war , lack of opportunity, lack of Justice from Africa have different goals and a mindset of making it no matter what. They endure bullying , racism , accents being mocked, adjusting to new culture etc ontop of pursuing a better life. I think they take it as a given that the world is unfair and Justice may not always be served . America is a country that fights for Justice much better than many other countries - despite its brokenness and hypocrisies . I think the mindset of “the world is unfair but I need to hustle “ is different from “the world is unfair and I need that acknowledged and it rectified “. The later is common amongst AA. Immigrants come here with the former mindset many times .
Even the feeling that Africans/ Caribbeans are supposed to enter AA communities and educate them on culture etc is part of a mindset that is not productive. At some point , many AA people have to recognize that YES they were treated poorly and it’s not fair BUUUT they live in. Country with opportunities. Some people talk about things as if they truly is still a physical barrier to attaining success. When really a lot of the blockages come from mindset and behaviors. Even Africans who come here and raise their children without ambition , focus, hustle mentality have same outcomes of lower performance.
The conversation is a tough one and I understand how it can seem offensive. But I worry that many AA people will be left behind bc of a mindset focused on the wrongs done vs one focused on the opportunity available despite the wrongs done and even the wrongs still being done.
@@lbw6081 i respect your opinions but I definitely disagree solely on the fact that a lot of African immigrants contributed to Black Americans oppression and intrinsically caused their own oppression with corrupt politicians/governments. They own Black Americans nothing but our country is the way it is because of our ancestors sacrifices to do for all ppl without it being reciprocated
at the same level from other groups around the world. Point being they want freedom and opportunity without respecting/honoring what blacks had to do to achieve it. I can go on but this is a comment section vs a TEDX TALK
@@lbw6081 and as far as your comment about the world being “unfair” two things can be true at the same time…there would be no land of opportunity if blacks made no sacrifices and still recognized their rights to refuse to have the past history of this country repeated vs scammers hustling by any means necessary instead of participating in a stake for freedom for everyone in your country vs just you or your family. Africans have no problem investing money/resources for ppl back “home” but refusing to do it for ppl that lead the way and thinking that black Americans are unworthy because where we are now with no understanding of what we’ve been through…that’s disgusting and unacceptable to say the least but want us to have empathy for them with nothing in return besides being called “victim “ while our country/culture/identity/history/opportunities continues to be stripped away
First minute ... and I press the Like putton..... You are missing some points but OVERALL you have said it perfectly. again thank you for the video.
Ms. Rogan is definitely worth your time. Welcome!
The plane ticket part was funny .🤣🤣
I think some of it has to do with the boarder crisis. U have illegal immigrants coming over getting more help than Americans. I feel some type of way about that especially since our tax dollars go towards it
There has always been an undercurrent of xenophobia among Black & White Americans.
I'm American...born and raised.
People who move here from other countries are the most patriotic and grateful people I've ever met.
I've never told anyone to go back to their country....but I've told plenty of people they need to spend a week or two in a 3rd world country.
It's no coincidence that the most privileged society in human history is filled with the most resentful people on the planet.
Love your channel... you're great and doing great things.
Those are some shocking generalizations framed in huge assumptions that I have enough personal experience to refute. You might need to broaden your circle and your travel radius.
@@kalicanterbury8085 why so bitter?....those aren't generalizations,
It's been my personal experience...of which you know absolutely nothing about speaking of assumptions.
Try not being such a nasty person...it really does make the world a better place.
While I agree that "go back to your country!" can sound childish at face value. However, there are immigrants who don't care to assimilate and vote to destroy the constitution.
And like you mentioned, the people whom condemn this country constantly after migrating here and comparing it to their erstwhile countries, you would ask them then why be here if it's bad? It's a polite way of saying go back to your country, but effectively the same.
The reality is that immigration is scorned upon by all countries. People like to keep their cultures and customs. This is not "racist" but a manifestation of cultural biasness.
Many countries would like to keep their identity, but the minute a foreigner wants to change it to look like what they left, then of course you're going to get a visceral reaction.
We see this now when you have people leaving their states to a more comfortable and affordable state. The people in the new state you move to will let you know thar they like to keep their state comfortable and affordable, meaning, don't vote the way you did that made your last state sh*tty. Well, this is how citizens here look at immigrants who do not want to assimilate.
None of the videos where people are shouting "go back to your country !" to an immigrant i've ever seen shows an immigrant being rude or disrespectful to other people.
She really said "You want me to go back to my country, I have some dates."
So the girl in the short video calls Americans entitled when she came to our home complaining about how we act in our home.
Loved this video. All so well said 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.
Happy Birthday in advance ❤
Thank you so much!! I appreciate that! Hopefully one of my viewers who has told me to go back to my country will buy my ticket. 🤣🤣🤣
I used to work on a hotline and one of my colleagues (she’s originally Indian) got a call where the caller told her she wanted to speak to someone who speaks Australian!! To say I was mad on her behalf is unreal!! And even our supervisor did not help out on that!
I experienced something similar. I briefly worked at a Dunkin' Donuts and many of my coworkers were Indian. I remember being at the drive thru window and this white woman pulled up and if I remember correctly began with, "Finally, someone who's white" but I remember for certain that she ended with, "and speaks English!" I was just completely taken aback by how unnecessary the comment was. Because despite their thick accents they really did do their best with speaking.
First I would like to say, thank you. Sometimes, ppl like me need things pointed out to them. I never realized how hurtful that statement, “ if you don’t like it go back,” can be. I don’t think it’s a race thing I’ve said that many times to Europeans (white folk) who say, things like Americans are so stupid, fat and rude. Or other disparaging statements, where I have responded if you don’t like it go back. I think from now on I will just acknowledge the fact that either the person is having a bad day or is just someone I don’t need to interact with. I always felt like, for ex… I can make fun of my sister all I want but nobody else (outside my family) better say anything mean to her. Which yes is extremely immature. I’m just one person, but from now on I will make a conscience effort to be a nicer, more empathic human. Thank you.
I wish I could hug you for this comment. You gave such a thoughtful, kind response. This was refreshing to read on TH-cam. Wow. Thank you!
I would also like to add that a lot of the times these opportunities to change countries are only one way, depending on where the immigrant is from…it is insulting to say the least
@@fitz2523 If I understand your post correctly, you are saying it is insulting to tell a nonAmerican who hates the US to go back to the country they think is better, but it isn't egregiously insulting to denigrate your host country especially if you can't even safely return to the "better" country? SMH. How about practicing common sense and manners and not disparaging your host? In exchange, it is fair to demand the same level of courtesty in exchange. Otherwise, you aren't entitled to anything.
@@kalicanterbury8085 you definitely gotten my comment ALL WRONG to say the least…I understand this is a comment section and no one is expecting a TEDX TALK but we’re essentially saying the same thing…most non Americans come to this country for opportunities to advance and given freedoms because they lack that in their home countries…we LACK the same opportunities if we were to go to non Americans immigrants countries in search of freedom/opportunities. As an example…Most of immigrants learn our language (English) as children and there is no way we can learn every popular language in the world in our lifetime.
I am the daughter of an immigrant. I used to get made fun of for her accent, our food, and me not being black enough. I understand the standoffishness from some immigrants. I also feel that immigrants have a right to criticize and want better from this country and this society. However, I don’t like the constant comparisons and demeaning of the culture here. Many times my mom had valid complaints but other times I wondered why she was still here if it was so bad and so much better “back home”. It’s all about balance and perspective and respect from both sides.
Thanks for weighing in. You are right. It IS about perspective. Immigrants who contribute to this society have a right to have their critiques. But, if they feel everything that America does is wrong, then they should consider living somewhere else. So, I totally get your point.
agreed. after the fall of the berlin wall i went to slovakia for a year to teach english. i had all kinds of support in part because i was bringing something people highly valued and slovaks were glad i was there it was effing _hard_ trying to fit into another culture and language and i was white among white people. i have tremendous empathy for immigrants and refugees.
and how much worse will the stupidity get as people keep saying only/all white people are racist and that asians are white-adjacent (meaning they are also racist)? there's plenty enough idiots in the world but we're cultivating more of this.
It's so dumb. They will even tell Naturally born Citizens "if you don't like it then leave." I've been told that before. It's SO immature and ridiculous.
It is incredibly immature. I just dismiss it and move on these days. At first, it used to hurt me. Then, I was like, girl..snap out of it. You're a part of this community now. How are they gonna tell people BORN here to leave. And who gave them the authority to send anyone anywhere? LOL.
@@ThisBahamianGyal lol, absolutely! I've never had an issue with foreign people. As a matter of fact, I've never left the US, so having a lot of foreigners here in the States has been the only way I've been able interact with people not from the US.
I went to trade school years ago and many people in attendance were Islanders. They were some of the absolute sweetest people! We'd play games and joke around with each other it was a great experience. As far as you were saying about Islanders doing their best to fit it, one of them learned an American accent. When we were all hanging out, he NEVER used his real accent. Get him on the phone with his mother though? BOOM full Caribbean accent lol. It was so funny and adorable. I miss those guys.
Some people get told that and they were born here. Its insane.
There is anger in our country due to so many illegal invaders. Yes, if you have come here through the right channels and are going to get citizenship it is different. I do feel you need to do all you can to assimilate to a country you are becoming a part of. It is probably best not to complain to people you don't know well. We are proud of this country and only want those who will love it also. If you don't, then you should not stay here.
So, the next time someone tells you to go back to your country,yell back that you are in your own country
I have travelled, lived and worked in other countries, so I get it is hard. But I do think this sentiment is growing in response to the en masse, very polarised thinking that is evident in the US (and increasingly other countries). People are HATED for things like their skin colour and subjected to bullying about their ancestry and other things they can't help, white people and people of colour. I think if I was living there and seeing people enjoy the fruits of the nation my ancestors had built, while HATING those ancestors and I based on our skin colour etc, I would be pretty angry too. It's like having a family member who HATES you completely and abuses you daily, but is happy to keep taking from the family. That builds resentment. I'm not saying it's any particular people, but more that so many people are so angry, bitter and toxic and this phrase is often a response to the toxicity (not saying it's right - trying to delve a bit deeper). This is a phrase that often reflects feeling unappreciated, used and devalued, and it is not surprising considering the things people say, post, think and feel about each other. I think the conversation has to be wider about why people feel like that rather than having a 'lone gunman' approach that only looks at the person saying and feeling that. The wider toxic, hateful, unappreciative culture needs to be addressed.
The reason Americans get upset if a foreigner speaks critically about the country is bc they’re offended. Nothing more, nothing less. It hits different when a migrant, dual citizen, or foreigner speaks negatively about the country vs another American. There’s also a feeling of we “earned” this right but you have not.
I love your videos so much calling out bad behavior should not be a racial thing and your great at that I appreciate your prospective so much especially on the false main stream narratives ❤ I cant stand all the buzzwords and dividing that the media tries to do
Thank you so much for that. Your support means a lot.
Ms. Rogan, I have never been told to go “back to my country” but if someone does go there, I am ready with the retort.
The level of entitlement that is attached to saying that nonsense is astounding- you got to have balls as big as cantaloupes to tell people who come here, work and otherwise contribute that when:
1. They see garbage happening they should say nothing,
2. They are being abused they should say nothing,
3. They see history repeating itself (whether from their own experience or from what they know about US history) they should say nothing.
As a proud immigrant from the Caribbean, I will always celebrate the good of the culture I grew up with and be critical of its shitty bits. Similarly, I will highlight the good aspects of the US and speak on the shitty bits.
I feel entitled to do so because I live both realities.
I feel just as entitled as the ones who say nonsense like “go back to your country” who don’t have a passport and have never been anywhere, the ones who went for a week or two on holiday and feel they know enough, the ones who hide behind racist comments like black immigrants feel they are better than African Americans and only take from their civil rights struggle (as if Stokely Carmichael is not a prime example of a whole Trinidadian immigrant who was a huge Civil Rights activist), and the rest of the categories of folks with axes to grind.
And, I feel just as entitled as the people who endorse countries like the US going into other peoples’ countries telling them how to live - sometimes by physical force or by creating economic & political instability to realize a specific result.
One day I will go back home … to the Lord.😂
Until then, I will live where I desire, say what needs to be said and people like that could suck salt!
Gyal!!!!! You have me standing up clapping at this comment. This whole comment was fire because it is so true!!!! You just like me!
By the way, your background is fabulous🤩 the bag is so cute ,that you are matching😅...
Anyways I agree and like the statement, it's called ENTITLEMENT!
Developed Countries wants foreignes to migrate fully to their country but when they migrate to other countries they don't !!!
They don't wanna even learn the culture, the laws nor the basic language to communicate.
ENTITLEMENT!!! And another thing, just because we came from the same kin doesn't mean we are the same😏😌....
For example Black Caribbeans, black Africas, black Americans, black Latinos, black asians and black Mediterraneans might have the same skin but not the same mentality. Keep that in mind people!!!
The entitlement is insane and the crazy part is that English isn’t even the “Native language” but that conversation is for another day I love your content and I’m glad you’re here
I sooooooooooo get this and have had people say the same to me over here in Germany, living over here in for the past 12 years, trying to transition and fit in starting at over the age of 43. I can't wait to go home finally next year! I've actually self isolated more and more over the years after just outright failing to fit in.
Germans are very xophobic. Difficult to impossible to assimilate into
Your experience is not uncommon for non-Germans in Germany.
@@KRW3321 It is getting worse in Europe right now and I understand both sides. I am finally back in the U.S., my home country and am so glad to be so, even though this same stuff happens here. When I was in Germany, it was so ironic because people of color or religions are easy targets, but me, I look German... white, dish water blond with blue eyes but once I opened my mouth to speak, try to speak, or tried to be outgoing and friendly, I was shut down. I can't imagine what the people that are more physically obvious go through. My hubby's family is from Turkey, though he is born and raised in Germany and is German through and through, he has never been seen as an equal... just allowed to "pass". His education, skill set and offering to the nation and the work force was more than the actual average German but still never fully accepted. Fortunately he is so funny, relaxed, chill and easy going that he could get anyone to relax around him. For me? Like you shared.... just sat more and more in a computer chair for years and my mental and physical health declined greatly. TBH, COVID never even phased me except for the occasional outing and mask wearing. I'm glad to be home.
Grew up in Inglewood California and San Francisco peninsula, now back in Kansas and I have only heard that phrase on TV, now Internet. I’m old‼️
I've never met an American as proud to BE an American as an immigrant.
And If I ever said something like that to someone? My mother would have sold me to the zoo.
Not true, Americans have American flags all in their yards and on trucks you see more American Patriot than you'll ever see in any country knock it off
I don't live in the US but was told to go back to my own country 😂 i was in my own country when i had a difference of opinion 🤦♀️
WHAT???! LOLOL...I laughed so hard at this comment. People are hilarious. Hilarious, I tell you.
@ThisBahamianGyal 🤣 people are great aren't they?
“Go back to your own country”. Plenty of my family, immigrants from Mexican, have heard it. Some even say it. I agree that it is a hateful thing to say, but mot always racist. When wanting to live in another country, you have to be able to assimilate and fit in with society. Yes, speak in your own tongue, but when living day to day, you should speak the language of the place you are. But in so many personal cases, I have seen and heard people say it because they don’t like when people complain about things nonstop. There is nothing wrong with criticizing, but at what point does it become complaining? Growing up, if I complained on a regular basis about my house, my parents would tell me to leave. “If you really don’t like it here, then leave. You are not going to live under my roof and be this disrespectful and unappreciative.” And it is a shared sentiment with people immigrating. Saying “go back to your own country” is, as you said, a way to end the conversation. Sometimes it’s the only thing that can be said, and sometimes it is the only thing the person CAN say. One day, I would like to live in Japan, maybe not permanently, but at least a year. I would not be able to stay if I couldn’t find gainful employment, speak the Japanese at the very least on a conversational level, and adhere to the societal rules and regulations. You say you’re tired of hearing the phrase, and some people are tired of hearing complaints. There needs to be work done on both sides, one side can’t be blamed for it. People saying it purely for racist reasons should just be ignored though honestly. Or laughed at. Itms what we do
When they say here in the United States speak English and ironically don't connect English is from England.
So, I don’t have a problem with legal immigration nor do I have a problem with immigrants. I feel like we are all people and we should all be free to live wherever we want and wherever we are welcomed by the powers that be. This earth and all of its countries belongs to all of humanity. 😊
However, I do question some people’s reasoning for coming and sometimes I do think that amount of people who come to America at any one time are hurting it more than helping it. I mean we’re seeing in places like Texas, Chicago, and New York. They are drowning in immigrants and the locals are frothing at the mouth because of dwindling resources. Plus, there’s the clear double standard and hypocrisy when you see homeless Americans getting passed over so that immigrants can be helped instead. I’m not saying that immigrants don’t deserve a helping hand when they arrive, but the system does kinda of seem unfair at times. 😔 And then when you see a repeat of certain individuals who keep running from the same problems generation after generation, because a certain country is just that bad. Then it makes me wonder…instead immigrating, why not stay and try to fix the problem? And I’m not trying to be a jerk when I say that, because I’m genuinely curious. Here in America, our country has seen almost ever revolution and civil rights movement to change how the country was being ran. We had the Black Civil Rights Movement, the Japanese/Asian Civil Rights Movement, the Mexican Civil Rights Movement, etc. You know, we fought for change and I’m not saying people haven’t been trying to change things in their country or that’s easy, but at some point I got wonder when do people stop running away. America can’t take care of everybody. And if a immigrant is coming here to America, then I’d rather they do it because they truly want to be American. Sometimes, I hear immigrants say they came for better job opportunities or something, and it makes me think that they’re staying in a place that they don’t necessarily care for but they want the benefits. I mean its like you said in your job video, if you’re going to have a dentist, then you want someone whose in the profession because they genuinely want to be a dentist and not because they just wanted a bigger paycheck. So, I kinda of look it like that. (And once again, not trying to be disrespectful. These are just my thoughts as I’v watched the immigration situation and I’ve heard from both sides.)
As for the language thing, I’ve never really had a problem with that. Honestly, I blame the American school system for not making learning a second language mandatory in our curriculums. There are other countries where they automatically teach English as a second language, so I don’t see why we can do the same here with Spanish or something.
There are millions of people born and raised in the USA who haven’t assimilated or learned to read, write, or speak English. I love Africans and Caribbean people who come here and live the American dream, they are very different from the FBA community.
The FBA community absolutely hates black immigrants because they come here and run circles around them in every metric. Maybe because it destroys the systemic systems of institutional white supremacy narrative.
The FBA community is incredibly xenophobic, it's sickening. They love to come on my channel and spew their hatred. Thank God they are the minority. They are a hateful, jealous, spiteful bunch.
@@ThisBahamianGyaljealous of what they didn’t flee their country
I'm so sorry this ever gets said to anyone. Even if you're 1st generation American, immigrated here on your own, you're 100% American just like anyone else. That's what the land of opportunity is all about. I'd like to think the people who say this are exceptionally rare, I don't stand for it. But I know even meeting 10 nice people in your day doesn't erase the 1 asshole who said it.
They need to watch that Leo DiCap film again, Gangs of New York. When Bill the Butcher claims to be the true American because his ancestors fought in the war, and all these Irish getting off the boats in New Amsterdam aren't. LOL
Oh, I just saw the end of the video too, so "go back to your country." LMAO, your country is right here.
The reality is it's easier to be acceptable as 'American' if you are white. Even black Americans bought here through slavery 400 years on are told to go back to Africa. An Italian or other white American who has been here since the early 20th century are never invited to go back to Europe!
Have to share: I have a twisted sense of humor. The perfect response, in my opinion, to - "You're in America, speak English!" would be - "You're in America, speak Iroquois or Sioux!". I served in the Army and spent over a year in Panama in the late 1980s. The patience and accommodation I received from the Panamanians as I struggled to try and communicate was beyond description. I had 2 years of high school Spanish but joined the Army when 24. I had some memory and could fumble through simple things but that was it. Everyone I met in Panama was not only wonderful but even grateful that I just tried to speak Spanish
The comment is also said in frustration because of the immigrant's arrogant or smart arss behaviour and lack of communication language skills - I mean really poor lack of English words linked with haughty arrogance or rudeness as if you owe them something and if they refuse to assimilate to the culture.
Exactly! A person saying go back to your country AND THEN COME BACK after you fixed it, is not the same as just telling someone to go back. The person that Trump said that to, came from a shitty ass country and hates on America everyday. She tried talking trash and got told off, so what's the problem?
I agree with this. I personally have had too many uncalled for incidences like this with spanish speakers I developed a subconscious negative bias towards them. Especially those who came here by choice but constantly talk about how their country is better and america sucks. Like..why is that okay? Even if I was visiting another country i will still try to learn some of the native language to get by and assimliate if I lived there
I really love your content/ objectivity/ delivery.
Wow! Thank you so much, Lisa. I REALLY appreciate you saying that. It means a lot.
It's a back and forth, it amazes me how people come and talk shit then film but it's like if it's so bad here then go back to your country...I get it
Our Martìn Luther King Jr. would be so heart broken & ashamed. He died for our cause, the Caucasian that endured beatings with their Brethren even died for us. Bless them. 😢 "Isa"
It's probably been 10+ years but I have asked not told but asked If you think American society it's people are so terrible, why are you here? Why would you want to live in a country that you find so many issues with? If you home country is so amazing, why do you live here?
This is after hearing the person constantly complain about darn near everything about America and how much of a virtual paradise their home country is
Today, if I heard that, I'd let it go in one ear and out the other
FYI asking those questions did not lead in to anything productive or positive. It only lead in to the people telling me off about how they are just as much a citizen of the US as me they have as much a right to speak their mind as me, that just because I was born in America, I do not have any right to question their right to be in the US........
Hence I let people talking like that be themselves by themselves
I, too, can't stand when people complain incessantly about America. I would certainly ask the same question you did. But, this isn't what I am talking about. I am talking about people who might be critical about the goings on here, the politics or something that occurs culturally. It's almost like they are expected to have NO opinion, and when they do, they are told, "go back to your country." That's not good.
I believe that there is validity is the phrase "Go back to your own country". If someone left their country due to the way the govt is run, comes to the US, and wants to change it to reflect the very govt they left, then yes...they should back to their own country. There are many people who have this mentality, even moving from one state to another. I agree that we (US citizens) should be able to converse or debate policies. Freedom of speech is a big part of what separates us from a lot of other countries. I don't believe the phrase is always racist, but instead comes from a patriotic perspective. Some do use it to shut down conversation, and these people shouldn't be engaged.
Also, it amused me that a snippet of Pres Trump was used, but proper and correct context wasn't provided. A deeper look into his values should be explored beyond what media has to say. I am willing to bet that Caribbean and African immigrants have way more in common with his political values than they have been led to believe. Great topic, by the way. I really enjoy your channel. 😊
People aren't doing that though so It's a cope out. People are not immigrating to create the governance system from their homeland in the US, and even if they were, the kind of people who say 'go back to your country' they wouldn't know that, they're saying it out of weakness.
Yeah but I wouldn't illegally enter a country then get online and talk trash about the country and how much I hate it. At the end of the day no one really is forced to be here and there a legal point of entry. But I think that's different than what you're discussing here I only bring it up because that's when I think things like that statement
7:56 I told this to some African Americans and I was told I was racist. Granted the one time someone was racist with me was a white dude asking me to speak English constantly while I was talking to his friend.
Well for black Americans this is our country, we have built this country.
So we don't need newly arrived immigrants running around here disrespecting us like that... you got just pulled up here.
I worked with refugees for years.Interesting how some say speak the language while the person may speak 5-7 languages. I could always tell which Congolese went to school by if they spoke French and/or English. I met people from Germany that speak 4 languages. I would challenge anyone saying that to learn a foreign language! It’s not easy!
Precisely. Learning another language to the point that you are fluent is very difficult. This is why I am so patient with people who don't speak it.
But a lot of the vitriol comes from a lot of African immigrants and Caribbean immigrants in particular being unwilling to educate black Americans, ADOS in particular language or culture while they’ve learned English from childhood in schools…Erik Killmonger from black panther is a great example of this being left behind culturally
I think this statement is usually said when a foreigner boasts about its own culture to the point it can be interpreted as a middle finger to the host country.
Whilst this statement is hurtful, for a country to work, it needs to achieve some sort of cultural convergence. Without it, the chances of society becoming dysfunctional and fragmented are pretty high.
Respectfully 👍
It’s odd to me why Spanish isn’t treated like the European language that it is… I don’t think French Canadians are told to go back to their country for speaking French in Canada…
My Trinidadian Brother, and my many others Caribbean Brothers, and Sisters were like my family in the military
It’s unreasonable and unrealistic to expect immigrants to love and embrace everything about your country. Among those born in your country there is plenty of division, how can an immigrant be expected to adopt the “correct” opinion when the nation is split on the issue.
It went from foreigners being told "go back to your country" , to now me (a dual citizen Jamaican-American) wanting to tell Americans "Go live in another country", when they complain they're being oppressed because ppl misgender them.
That’s another angle lol
I never tell people to go back to their country, but when I see someone of ANY race compare the U.S. to an oppressive society like Russia or North Korea and say that we're on the same level or worse in terms of rights, I do invite them to leave.
Nuance: it's rude to join a group conversation, and then suddenly begin addressing an individual in the group in a different language than used for the original conversation (it's similar to whispering to one of the group).
Also, when a "foreigner" is consistently running lists about how superior "their" country is from, in this instance the U.S, asking why they left their country is a fair question .
First problem is that you describe Bahamas as "my country" yet a minute earlier you said "I am here legally as a permanent resident". You declare that your commitment is elsewhere.
That's one.
(By the way i am not American and I don't live there, I am African and live in Africa.)
Two, I am a foreigner in a country that also says "Go back to your country" to me or my countrymen. I say 'to me' but I have never experienced it personally, but you get the point. I pay tax. A lot! And because I pay that tax and abide by the laws of the country i fully believe I am entitled to be here and no one can tell me isht. There are however countrymen of mine who are here illegally, and using this country's hospitals and other resources for free. When they are told to go back I get it. I understand.
To keep an honest and fair conversation, people who are born and raised in America, while at the same time coitize it, are always told to leave. So, it is not just immigrants. You just have those that think America can do no wrong. And like was mentioned, those people have never left their state.
Love how they be saying "Go back to your country!" here in the USA yet Native Americans lived here first before they did 💀
(Kinda ironic if you ask me)
I'm an immigrant and I hate it when immigrants create small separated communities and basically don't interact with anyone else. I believe that we shoot all be mixing up and be open to new experiences even if we don't agree with it. It's a free country so let's continue the legacy of it, the language we mainly speak is English so let's respect that at least in public.
I always thought America had to be an open and wellcoming country because most of its residents are essentially migrants themselves. After all, it is the country of the natives and everyone else is basically a guest themselves. At least from a European perspective.
Years ago, one time at work someone said that sentence to me as I had a different view point. I remembered vividly as it was hurtful and that sentence stopped the discussion right then and I stop interacting with him since as he was no longer worth my time. It was from a black.
I would have absolutely done the same. And I would never speak to the person again unless they came back and apologised.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 You cant tell we Bahamian go back to your Country..... time nah, that person been missing Home. If that person is paying for the trip, They won't even sleep that night packing for the trip😂😂😂😂😂
Okayyyyyyy?!!! I done thinking about some Bamboo. Bey...I coming home next month. LOL.
It’s idiotic jerks who say that whole thing about “SPEAK ENGLISH!”
They can’t even speak or spell English properly, majority of the time.
I don’t care what color you are and what you look like, if you’re a jerk, I don’t want anything to do with you! I will avoid you and go on my merry way!
We all came from somewhere!
I love all of the foreigners who brought their cooking knowledge with them! I love that delicious, soulful food!
This world would be so boring without people from other places. I love seeing foreigners who appreciate living here. I’m blessed to be here and I’m so happy that they have an opportunity to experience America too!
The cool thing about America is that we have the ability to express our opinions.
It’s not always what you say it’s how you say it. A person from JA, for instance, will talk crap about my city (where I’m from, and where they NOW live) and in the same breath brag about their house back home and everything was nice back home, they can’t wait to go vacation back home & The food there is better and they had mango trees etc. etc.
If you were living a good life in your country, why’d you leave? I heard you say “everybody wants the American dream”
I can understand wanting more for yourself if you live in a ghetto but I’m 100% sure there’s an upper echelon of your country. Why can’t you build yourself up (within your country) & just move to a bigger house? #THINK
The only reason I could understand you coming to America to live is :
-if your life was in danger and you were truly seeking asylum.
-if your entire country was starving, or at war
- if you’re coming from a country that doesn’t allow you to practice your own religion or a dictatorship
only then I could understand.
But you leave your whole entire country behind, (house, family, land, crops) and you have the freedom to be who you are, just to use my country for money?
Lets talk about the goals you plan to achieve with that money. A lot of people specifically from the Caribbean have the same goals. They plan to “build their house up” in their country. Let’s be honest the “contributions” they make are to their own countries. Everyday immigrants , legal and illegal are sending money here and there. Spreading our money around like that decreases it’s value. The unnatural population increase causes for more money to be printed.
Also I didn’t like that you think paying taxes is a contribution if you receive that tax money back. Buying goods doesn’t count we all pay taxes (And that’s by force).
Though I do mostly enjoy your dialogue. I think you truly need the right “African American” to debate with .
[Edit] “African Americans” are not Immigrants, we are American Natives, just as you are natives to your respective lands. Don’t let that go over your head. There’s a reason why they don’t call you African-Bahamians . #THINK
This is a response to this video and the video on African Americans vs Caribbean immigrants.
You'd be surprised how many Caribbean people are Solid middle class, children of trained professionals, who migrate to the US. They are not dodging homelessness or hunger. Their lives were solid and predictably stable and they wanted a change from island life to live in a first -world country. America is our closest most influential powerful neighbour's. Attracts people from all over the world. But to assume we're mostly hungry refugees is showing you guys' ignorance. 😂😂No wonder some of you guys think some of us are uppity.
Being hispanic and growing up in this country I can't tell you how many time I have been told to go back to my country. To say this to anyone is disrespectful rude, and racist. I admire you for speaking your mind knowing many people will hate on you for it.....I think your smart, well spoken, and beautiful. Looking forward to more of your videos.
First off, best come back 😂. So right! If someone is going to say "Go back to your country", sure buy me a ticket and I'll gladly go...though that would be several countries 😂
My parents are from Haiti, I was born in the USA. That makes me a First Gen Haitian American. Never been to Haiti, would love to go. Growing up and even now I identify myself as being from the Caribbean cause that's where my parents are from. Language, culture and food were heavily influenced by my Caribbean culture. Even though I was born here, I do find it hard to identify with African Americans. I think it just boils down to culture. I actually enjoy watching your videos because even though we may not be from the same Caribbean country, there's still that underlining culture that I can see your point on in different topics. Hope I'm making some sense here. But these are my thoughts. I'm here and I'm doing my part to be a law abiding citizen and contribute to society. That doesn't equate to me denouncing my culture.
Hi hun. You make PERFECT sense. I agree with you 100%. I am doing my part here, too. I love America. If I didn't, I wouldn't be here. But, I love my country and my culture, too. That's a beautiful thing and our experiences make us more well-rounded, too. Thanks so much for watching! ❤️
I think that low status people are insecure and feel threatened by outsiders. If you pay taxes, you have a right to voice any concern. The United States does not even have an official language even though some states list English as their official language.
P.S. Wondering why I didn't see this notification. Realized that I was not subscribed! Love your content!
Learning English as an adult is a lot more difficult than a young child learning English. It is not a melting pot. It should be, but it isn't. Not now a days!
bro fr im haitian but i never learned how to speak creole and when i tried when i got older it was super hard
Canada has less of this issue.. it’s also a country built on immigration, but since it’s inception it never considered itself a melting pot, but a mosaic where people are encouraged to some extent to keep their native culture.. there is no Canadian version of Americanization.. it’s kind of unspoken that certain communities while amongst themselves will act a certain way that is different then when in the general public.. for the most part people respect each other’s differences here, but it also depends on location in Canada
I don’t care who come’s to America as long as they are here legally. Our if they are in business here and you want me to spend money and support their business I think we should understand each other. I live in California and I am really close to Tijuana. And I am leaning Spanish so I can be respectful and at least know enough to hold a conversation. And sometime’s you run into people that have not been taught to respect others. I don’t know if you have heard. I don’t talk about religion or politics. And I don’t have a problem talking about anything. You don’t need to agree with me just give me the same respect you want me to give to
you. I really try to treat people like I want to be treated. And that mean’s I give anyone the courtesy of hearing them out before I speak. I really like your platform. Keep on telling it like it is. 🙏🏾📖🇺🇸🙏🏾
Love it! I totally agree thanks for sharing!