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

submitted 1 year 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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[–] crossandtheleaf@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

American was a unique people (including genetics), language and culture for the majority of the existence of the country of the united states of america. Its only in the last 50 years there have been noticeable non white, non black populations with a few exceptions like the Japanese on the west coast. Generally, the country has been 85-90% white, 10-15% black and 1% "other", so thats how most people in the world still think about it.

Also the idea of becoming another nationality just doesn't make sense to the majority of the world. You'll never meet a Japanese person who believes they can become Indian, etc