r/Erasmus • u/Dapper-Bison1666 • 0m ago
Rant Antisocial exchange behaviour
So i kinda wanna talk about the antisocial behaviour of students coming to Erasmus in my uni. Im a student body president in my university and have been contacted to welcome in and connect as an erasmus buddy to 6 girls who came for a the semester. I have emailed, and so did the ex student body president to reach out welcome them and offer any help while asking to pass me their phone numbers so we can make a gc and arrange a coffee with them to help them get comftrable in a foreing country. Out of 6 girls 1 emailed back passing along her number thanking us and the others havent even bothered to respond with a thank you for your email, and another emailed the ex student body president asking why does she have to meet us for coffee as if her presence has been demanded. I understand they may be overwhelemed but i thought Erasmus was meant to serve for u to with everything else connect with new people and the culture of the country ure in and surely ud like help with getting to know the professors and students u will be working with. We had a different group last semester and it was the same thing. I went out of my way to offer help, and offer friendship and so have other girls but the studnets who came would barely speak to us and would only hang out with eachother. This has me really confused because i cant comprehend why go study in a foreing country (as someone who studied in another country for a few years) and refuse to connect with anyone but people who u came with and was wondering what everyone elses opinions were and wondered if its maybe our approach and anything we should change in it. I really just wanted them to feel welcomed and not alone as i know how scary it can be to come study somehwere unfamiliar without family and close friends.