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I'm more welcome in his family than he is in mine.
I started seeing this guy a few months ago and we really like each other. He's black and I'm white. Why is it there seems to be more white people have problems with us than black people do? I'm more welcome in his family than he is in mine. And it's the same with co-workers and friends.
I can certainly see why you would feel that way, but it isn't always an accepted thing in the black community.
However, being a minority of any kind automatically means learning how to navigate between multiple cultures. You have to learn how to deal with people who look like you and people who don't. Unless you live in a diverse neighborhood, chances are you live in a neighborhood that is ethnically the same as you and commute to a place where most of the people don't have your same skin color and you have to learn how to garner success in both. While that can build resentments, it can also build tolerance.
If it seems easier it could be because minorities are used to seeing others in their daily lives while whites are more isolated,
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