Negative to neutral. Most people do not like being saddled with a future coworker of they had not meet prior to them. They feel it force. some may be happy, some neutral, and most will be negative/pessimistic/Moody while thinking of a bad time they'll have with them. it isn't until time proves them wrong.
They used their way with words to become successful in journalism and other political and religious ways. They contributed to our culture and taught us many different was to grow potato crops and ways to make different foods. We became very culturally diverse.