It is possible that the xenophobia is already embedded in the human brain from birth. Observations have shown that we trust people who speak with an accent, automatically perceive them as strangers.
People are much less likely to trust someone who speaks with a foreign accent, automatically perceiving him as a stranger, the study showed. The authors found that the decision-making process based on trust, people from different countries is difficult due to the fact that they prefer members of their own society or ethnic group. In other words, xenophobia or intolerance towards representatives of other ethnic groups or countries can be incorporated in our brain initially, it has an evolutionary origin.
It is possible that our ancestors this xenophobia helped to recognize enemies from other tribes and nationalities in order that they could not ingratiate ourselves with them and cause damage. In today’s world with its open borders xenophobia is perceived as one of the most shameful human flaws. But numerous scientific studies show that the signs of xenophobia can be observed even in the youngest children, which, for example, choose the white doll and reject the black dolls. The researchers found that there are certain areas of the brain that automatically activates to analyze whether to trust the person who will be a member of another group as soon as this man begins to speak.
However, precisely here lies the key to overcoming xenophobia. It turned out that the confidence can be called if a person with a foreign accent says with more confidence and more smiling. Of course, certain factors are its appearance, which concerns not only the appearance as such, but also clothing, and manner to hold on to. (READ MORE)