Canadian, here. I think they’re great. Most seem like really nice people. Except the ones that astroturf for the CCP. Those can go back to China if they prefer it so much. Spare me the incessant propaganda. I’ve spent my whole life putting up with American lies, I don’t feel the need to replace them with Chinese ones.

But most of the ones I know are honest, good people, interesting perspectives, competent, if not particularly exceptional.

Australian here, I feel exactly the same about them as I do any other group of Australians. Except for those damn new Zealanders, strutting around with their chilli box’s and better weather.(/s)

Sweden. It is common with Chinese students here in the universities. I don’t think anybody thinks much anything of them. They are just people.

Without it, my home state of California wouldn’t be what it is today. My neighbors probably think it’s cool, too, since a lot of them are various flavors of Asian, including Chinese.

UK resident here. Absolutely no issues whatsoever - why would there be? People are people at the end of the day.

Funnily enough, the route between my bus stop and my office takes me through Manchester’s Chinatown. Even though I walk through it every week, I still think I’m really lucky - the archway is awesome, the decorations are interesting and the shops sell all kinds of stuff it’s hard to find elsewhere.

Why do people even give a shit? Who cares, they’re people.

Idk man, some are good people, some are shitty people, like everyone else I guess. I get your frustration and it’s valid, but I think it’s kind of outside of your control and maybe something that even if it’s understandably hurting you not very helpful to focus your energy on. I know it’s tough, but you have one life and only so much energy to spend.

If they chose to live outside of China, forfeiting their rights to return, then they seem like good people to me. Some Chinese heritage have lived in the US since the colonial days, being a very distinct group from modern Chinese culturally and an important part of American Culture. During the pandemic a lot of racists used the Chinese origin of the virus to push agendas and harass them; which I was strongly opposed to then and now, despite having no tangible connection to them I would protect their rights as much as my own.

Something I have trouble trusting is when they are still allowed to return to China, and/or they come to the USA specifically to learn and work in the medicine and tech industries before returning. That just seems like espionage.

I don’t really have a lot of experience with it.

When I was in college I knew a lot of students who came from China and weren’t planning to return after graduation, and I knew a lot of students who were children of professionals who had done the same a generation ago.

But since leaving college I have not really interacted with first or second generation Chinese immigrants.

What exactly do we consider the Diaspora to be? First generation?

Because there are people living in my area whose ancestors came from China 200 years ago.

I live on the edge of my city’s Chinatown (Oakland, California) and it’s an important part of the local culture. I’ve lived, worked, and studied with Chinese/Taiwanese nationals, and if they weren’t there I’d feel like something was missing.

At least for me, a lot of them I encountered are wealthy and were opposed to the current government and sought escape.

They seem to believe in US exceptionalism.

Most I meet seem privileged and detached.

From the ones who aren’t fell wealthy families they are just like everyone else generally very kind and polite.

Most people around me don’t think about them, as there aren’t many (any?) around where I live.

Personally it’s a bit different, as I work with a lot of them when I’m traveling on business. They’re like me: they do what they do because they have bills to pay. The only difference is that I butcher the pronunciation when using their names.

While probably not sanctioned by the Chinese state (or our employer), I did get quite a few chuckles because of an offhand comment/joke about Taiwan that doesn’t align with Xi’s worldview or policy. This leads me to conclude that all the reporting about “China is doing X/Y/Z, omagerd!” Is limited to the state, and while the state certainly has its supporters, the populace as a whole don’t care and just want to live their lives like anyone else would.

People are people, m’theydy. While I don’t really concern myself with what other people think, I’m not aware of anything divisive. Thanks for trying though.

In Greece they all seem to own or work at big stores that sell randomly branded clothing and low to OK quality tools, fishing gear, cooking pots, gardening stuff and a myriad of random electronic devices like flashlights, LED strips, chargers, selfie sticks etc, all sold dirt cheap.

Some of them learn the language at some point, but most don’t. They don’t seem to even hang out amongst themselves, it’s seemingly isolated families here and there.

They keep to their own and bother no one.