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Vent: It gets quite frustrating traveling as a nonwhite american. (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by CanalBloody@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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Tired of constantly having conversations like this:

"Where are you from?"

"USA"

"But where are you really from?/But whats your nationality?/Are you actually american?... like.. full american?"

American isnt a race! American =/= white. Yes im "full american" even though im ethnically latino! If you want to know my ethnicity/race then just ask me that instead of implying im not a "real" american.

I know most people asking this arent doing so from a place of malice, but damn does it get tiring after the 100th time.

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[–] sd_slate@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Most countries aren't multi-ethnic so most of the world doesn't know how to deal with it. Chill out.

[–] CanalBloody@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Actually every single country has ethnic minorities. Even if this wasnt the case, its not hard to realize that its possible/common for this to happen. This still even happens in countries with large ethnic minority populations.

[–] sd_slate@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Most countries have an identity as being a single people / culture and aren't obsessed about being mylti-ethnic like the US. You're taking your America centric views and applying it to the world when most of the world just doesn't think that way.

[–] monkey-apple@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

These type of questions make for the best conversations sometimes. If someone’s being annoying then have some fun with it. Tell them you’re from Kenya or Alaska or something.