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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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[–] luke-juryous@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I’m half Puerto Rican, and can go from traditional looking white American to maybe some kinda Middle Eastern looking depending on how time I spend in the sun and how long I grow my curly hair.

The difference between tan and not tan is insane. Like I try to explain it to my white friends and they just don’t understand. If I’m tan, I’ll budget an extra hour between international layovers cuz I’m almost guaranteed to get a “random screening”