I appreciated this video as a Journalism major aside from being a language learner. This is because I love to hear people's outlooks on things and especially in the context of the American culture. This video made me feel like making a stronger effort to get to know international students on campus.The reason behind this was found in the clip with the boy talking about "What's up?" He found that the American student who asked him that did not really care to know how or what he was doing. This is comparable to "How are you?" at UR. No one really cares how you are; it is just linguistically equivalent to "Hi." Everyone on campus encounters this , so I do not want the international students to feel they are the only victims of this.
I also gained a lot of insight when the students mentioned they were basically geniuses in their native countries, but had the hardest time adjusting to the American way of learning. I hope to one day experience the learning styles in a foreign country. The international students had never had to write essays or analytical papers, which I envy.
The video also makes me wonder if international students going to public universities or even private asaide from UR feel the same way. I feel like a majority of the UR student body is similar in mindset, so it is not an accurate representation of American students when it comes to international students exposure.
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