Advice on how to deal with xenophobia?

[Macoleco]

I’ve been living in Japan for around 5 months already for my postgraduate studies.

The experience has been amazing so far. But unfortunately there are some xenophobic classmates in the laboratory.

This has been stressing me lately, although it is partially my fault, as I have been dedicating too much unnecessary thought to it. It is just that it is the first time in my life that I experience something like this.

I have met some very friendly Japanese, and they are what makes it worth it living here. But of course, the laboratory is where I research and spend a a lot of time there.

I decided to post this in Philosophy in case anyone wants to share some writings about a philosopher or philosophy.


Any advice is welcomed. Thank you.

Talk about yourself as often as you can in a way that helps to dispel the xenophobic myths people have about you. 

I grew up in a heavily Protestant area of Northern Ireland. Coming from a Catholic family, I ran into a lot of bigotry. Cursing the Pope every so often helped.

Boru

I’d rather learn how to deal with it than trying to change their mind about me. Such a feat has proven impossible as I already tried and ended up burned