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chicoyeah t1_itvw00u wrote

I am a female as well as foreigner, not white with thick accent who lived for 5 years there I had experienced racism in Rva. There is no way to avoid it. So, I am just giving you a heads up. Good luck and I hope you will enjoy RVA.

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Extreme_Necessary_56 OP t1_itvx71r wrote

I’m sorry that you went through all of that :( . I have an accent too, and my speech sounds very unclear, even to me sometimes. Hopefully it will improve by practice during my time there. If you don’t mind me asking, where are you from?

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chicoyeah t1_itwz0fc wrote

Thank you for your kind words. You should not feel self conscious about your accent. Speaking every day will help you improve. I am from Brazil. Where are you from? I should add that I noticed these types of incidents happened greatly during the pandemic. I am not sure how things are this year since I moved out this summer.

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