Observation of a Korean grad student.

Through friends I met a Korean grad student who's doing his masters here in the U.S.

We were talking about that Christian terrorist attack in Norway, and of course the subject of immigration and naturalization came up.

The Korean grad student said his favorite thing about the U.S. is that no matter where he goes, people start speaking to him in English at a normal pace, since just by looking at him they have no idea if he's American or not. He said he loves that, that anyone can pass for an American, and citizenship and knowledge of English is not tied to racial looks.

Then, he said his next favorite thing is that people are very kind, and slow down for him if he's having trouble understanding them.