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More people from China seeking asylum at US border
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Nope, it's been stated, so it's a fact here. You are just in your own tiny bubble of people who don't want to live in China.
Fuck man, the bubble has followed me up and down the eastern seaboard and all the way to Texas and back. How do I get out?
That bubble also includes everywhere I have been which covers a good chunk of the west coast, southwest, and northeast. Where are these people that want to move to China? I think the only spots we haven’t covered is like Alabama and Oklahoma? So maybe they are there?
They're all the people you haven't talked to. Practically every American. You've probably not even talked to 1% of Americans seriously about whether they want to move to China. Idk man, you're just bad at statistics or something.
*Disclaimer: I have never been to America but I'm sure I'm right.
I realize you're being facetious, but you make an interesting point. That being said, I can recall having conversations about people wanting to move to many different states (ca, ma, co, tx, fl, hi, at least). And I've even heard people talk about wanting to move to different countries (india, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Brazil, at least) and I've never heard anyone say they want to move to China. I've had 3 close coworkers from China and asking them if they want to move back to China, they all laughed at the idea and essentially said "fuck no." My Indian colleagues seem to be mixed on the idea of returning to their homeland.
People who have experienced various other countries want to settle in the US. People here who haven't been elsewhere, idolize the idea of X country and post about wishing they could go, knowing deep down they wouldn't even if they won the lottery and could go anywhere.
So, I was telling the truth when I said I've never been to America; but I have lived in Asia and most people I know would gladly move to America if they had the chance. They love their homeland - some of them, at least! But "America" or similar sounds like a better life, and who doesn't want a better life? Unfortunately there's a lot of feeling of hopelessness about improving things, so even those who try to improve their home area easily burn out and often skip out if they can.
Many Westerners (orders of magnitude fewer) do want Asian visas, but mostly only because they have specific desire to help. Again, they love the Asian country they move to, but it's usually with the idea in the back of their minds that they can move back home when the time is right or if they need to. I can't speak for those who stay in Asia because they're disillusioned with their home country: such people are around but I don't often meet them.
Remember what Disney taught you. "Just Believe!" When you believe, it'll be true, and all the occasional people you meet who aren't heading to China will be unusual outliers.
Listen to your feelings. You know it to be true. Everyone wants to move to China. Just Believe!
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