That is so cool! did you actually acquire the citizenship in all four countries? What # of passports does your child have? It would be easy for you leave this country if a sh!tstorm erupts. |
Guessing my ethnicity doesn't bother me.
What bothers me is when someone says I look "exotic". Or when I tell them "I'm just Black" and they want specific heritage info. Usually this is a White person who doesn't seem to get that a lot of Black Americans can't trace their heritage for centuries as easily as a White person may be able to. I mean, yeah, I can do an ancestry DNA test that shows what parts of Africa my ancestors came from, but ultmately, I have no connection to those places. It's not like my grandmother came from there and told me stories about "back home". A lot of Black and Brown people don't have that luxury. |
same here, this happened when i lives in so cali all the time |
I only get offended when they want to argue with me after I tell them what my ethnicity actually is. Some people seem unable to grasp that they do not actually know what my background is - but that I do. |
I know this isn’t the same but I’m easily identified as midwestern and it makes me cringe a little. |
I'm American and avoid obese Americans when traveling abroad because there's a high correlation between being big and being loud/rude and or not really knowing how to travel abroad politely. Especially if they look White Texan. |
I have red hair and people think I'm Irish, but I'm not. The Vikings traveled far! |
Most white people cannot trace their "heritage" very easily. Why do you think they can? |
This is sweet and seems to be from a place of wanting to include your friend. I don’t really understand though generally why anyone has to guess my ethnicity. Like, why is it a topic of conversation? |
This is it exactly. |
It really depends on who is asking and the context for it to be offensive. A waiter once said namaste to my husband who is not Indian. When he said he’s American the waiter said no way, you don’t look American. My husband is a veteran with two deployments in combat zones and is from New York. That was so hurtful and very offensive and when he told the waiter that, he said geez don’t be so sensitive. |
My husband is often mistaken for being Jewish. He generally finds it amusing but it has led to some awkward social moments. Like when he got invited by a Jewish senior manager in his company to a Jewish holiday event at his home (who seemed to assume my husband was also Jewish), how do you respond? |
Why is it off limits/sensitive? It is just part of your story . Why take offense? |
This is very common with Asians. Many Americans are ignorant when it comes to the rest of the world. Our news coverage feeds into that (every situation is presented in light of our interests). |
Of course |