Experts on studying abroad remind Chinese students who are about to go to the United States that the US has a sound legal system and is also a country of multi-ethnic integration. If they have weak legal awareness or underestimate cultural differences, it may cause "unintentional" violations or receive "unexpected" punishments. Many students frankly said: "When I first arrived in the United States with 'Chinese thinking', I thought that as long as I manage my study well, it's enough. But, my friends and I have suffered losses because we ignored some legal and cultural differences."
When applying for dormitory adjustment, judged as "racial discrimination"
Carrie attends a school in the northeastern United States, and her roommate Jojo arranged by the school is black. Both their schedules and daily habits are very different from Carrie's. So she applied to the school for a dormitory change, citing the reason that "she didn't want to live with a black person". As a result, not only did the school reject her application, but they also seriously warned her that she had a tendency towards "racial discrimination".