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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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[–] AristotleRose@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Aww this makes me think of… oh almost everyday when I meet new people. Memories! /s

It grates on my nerves on bad days and can be kind of a dick about it, and on good days I just think they’re stupid and laugh it off and ignore them.

It can be weary to be ethnically androgynous especially when the answers you have don’t line up with the box they want you in.