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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was adopted from China. Haven't spent more than a week in China since I was an infant. I've had way too many conversations with racists that go like this: "So where are you from?" Me: "Chicago." Them: "No, where are you REALLY from?" "Well, I'm from a neighborhood on the far northside called Ravenswood." "No, I mean where is your family from?" "My dad is from Chicago. My mom's from Cleveland. Most of my family lives in the Chicago area or Ohio." *deep sigh* *frustration* The implication that I'm not REALLY American and the continual probing. OP reminds me of those people. [/quote]

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I’m 100 percent white and I have the same issue because I have a European accent. Some people ask “where are you from?” to point out that you are “other” - that you don’t fit in. Obviously for many people it’s just conversation but sometimes it isn’t. It’s clear when someone is asking in a hostile way vs when they are interested or making conversation. I was born in this area but spent my childhood and teen years in Europe. My accent is very obvious to anyone I meet and strangers seem to want to point out that I’m not “one of them”. I have lived back in the DC area for 25 years so when I catch someone asking with hostility, I tell them Washington DC which they follow up with “no, but where were you born?” and I answer “Washington DC” and then they might ask about my nationality, and I tell them I am a US citizen.[/quote]

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