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There’s an article in Insider about a Chinese-American woman, Gigi Chow, who moved with her “partner” (husband) to the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia but did not find it to her liking. By itself, it would not be unreasonable for a normal person to dislike living in a foreign, unfamiliar city — perhaps one might miss loved ones, family, friends, familiar language and culture and smells, et cetera. However, the reasons Chow gives for her dissatisfaction are not exactly the normal reasons you’d expect and they say it all about the decadence of modern American millennials.
The article is entitled, “I left a troubled San Francisco for Croatia and regret it. My hometown’s problems keep getting worse, but Dubrovnik has its downsides too.”
So let’s dive in and investigate. What does Chow find to be the downsides of living in Dubrovnik? Well, number one, she’s upset that there is a sense of community so much so that people started to recognize her on the street the longer she stayed. She found this sense of community “creepy.” I guess she would rather live as a bugwoman; one anonymous worker bee in a giant, faceless, soulless hive?
I love the slower pace of Dubrovnik. It’s clean and we don’t need a car to get around. It’s a small place, so after the first few weeks, people started to recognize me. I found this creepy.
San Francisco is so populated that everyone goes about their business freely. People move around, and you’ll never know unless they’re a new neighbor.
Dubrovnik is a tourist town. The local population is small, and families who live there have done so for generations. Everyone knows each other, so I really stick out.
Okay, so reason number one: no faceless, soulless anonymity. What could number two be? It gets better. Apparently the Croatians manifest a lack of RESPECT for American diversity. Even worse, they LACK AWARENESS. The horror! She seems especially upset at the fact the Croatians don’t immediately consider her as American as apple pie.
I’m new, but I’m also Asian. I’ve experienced what I call “unintended racism.” I don’t think it’s done with ill intent, but I have gotten comments and gestures.
People will ask me: “Where are you from?” After responding, “I’m born and raised in California,” the most common response is, “Oh, you don’t look American.” Then they’ll mimic my stereotypically Asian eye shape. I’ll have to explain that my parents are Chinese.
I’m not offended, but I took for granted always feeling accepted in San Francisco because it’s such a multicultural city, while Dubrovnik is not.
Sometimes when I’m walking my dog, locals will start talking to me in Chinese or Japanese. I think it’s because they are more accustomed to Asian tourists than Asian American tourists.
It seems like a lack of awareness that America is a very diverse country. I’m as American as a person who is of European descent.
So we have a lack of soulless anonymity and a lack of respect for diversity. Just when you thought things couldn’t get anymore stereotypical, things get worse. Number three is the lack of restaurants that satisfy her culinary palette, which might seem like a reasonable complaint for a woman in a foreign land, but here’s the kicker: it’s because she “doesn’t really cook.” A married American woman who doesn’t cook? You don’t say…
I don’t really cook, so restaurants are important to me. As a tourist, I didn’t think about it, but as a resident, I was surprised that the food was so expensive. That’s because many of the restaurants cater to tourists.
It’s not like going to Thailand, where the food, whether it’s catering to tourists or not, is good and cheap. A lot of the food I’ve had in Dubrovnik is made for a one-time visitor. Locals eat at home, as it’s too expensive to eat out.
How unfortunate for her poor husband.
Okay, so we have an American woman who misses soulless anonymity and finds community “creepy,” who is very “woke” and sensitive about diversity, who doesn’t really cook. What other stereotype could we fit in here about the millennial American woman? Oh yeah, DOG MOM! Chow’s fourth complaint is not enough vets for her beloved dog that she drags all around the world! You didn’t actually think a married American millennial woman would have children, did you?
I travel with my dog, Roger. This city is so small that there are only two care options for him. The veterinarian or the animal hospital.
I’m used to Googling “vets near me” and finding 10 within a 2-mile radius. Then I can be picky and check reviews. But here, it’s take what you can get and hope for the best.
So to recap: Chow doesn’t like living in Dubrovnik, not because she misses San Francisco or America or family or friends, but rather because:
- not enough soulless anonymity
- locals recognize her as Asian because she is Asian
- she doesn’t cook and the restaurants are not to her liking
- not enough vets for dog mom
Truly American decadence at its best.
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