How do I talk to my parents about being an exchange student?

Nobody likes me, and i am a foreign exchange student?

• ok. so i am from japan and i came here because of foregn exchange student program about a month ago. i go to my new school and at first everybody say hi to me but now nobody wants to hang out with me or talk. at lunch, i buy my food and when i go to cafeteria, i see nobody to sit with me. so i go to the corner and sit by all myself. im so sad in america many people tease me and call me name and i have no friends. during breaks no one talks to me and i go to class by myself and not even one person is kind to me. i want to move to different school, but my exchange parents tell me we cant because theyare job is here, and if we move then they have no job. i dont know how to do. i would like some encouragement and some advice if thats okay. i like serious answers please

• Answer:

  I know what you mean. I am a home schooled tennis player. Most of my friends either live in a different city than me or they are international players living in my city temporarily. Whenever I am with a group of average American highschoolers, I have similar experiences (they are intially friendly but then become more distant). Unfortunately, a lot of American teenagers tend to unreceptive to making new friends because they already have their current group of friends. So if they are not hanging out with you, it generally is not because they don't like you, it's usually because they like to keep to their own social bubble. Not everyone is unreceptive though. :) Try saying hi first sometimes (particularly to the kids who were nice to you initially) and try sitting next to some of the kids who have talked to you. A lot of kids will open up if you just take a little initiative. Don't throw out the quiet kids entirely though; some of the nicest kids I know are really shy so they don't talk much at first. I'm sure you'll make some friends :) And really, if all else fails, try to become friends with some Japanese-Americans. They probably know some things about Japanese culture so it may be easier to become friends with them. As far as the teasing, some kids are just nice and others are just mean. Usually these kids are just very immature. Remember, all they can do is say crap, but they really can't hurt you. Blow them off as best as you can; you probably don't want to be friends with people who act like that anyways.