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

submitted 11 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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[–] Rustykilo@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (23 children)

Yup this is why I always tell people. If you want to migrate move to the US. I have a friend who are Asian but became German. The Germans never see him as one of them. He said he will always an outsider.

[–] Acceptable-Amount-14@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (22 children)

I have a friend who are Asian but became German

He didn't became german, he got german citizenship.

German is a nationality and an ethnicity that goes back thousands of years. You don't magically become a german because you live there 7 years.

[–] Higginsniggins@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

This mentality is why everyone wants to move to America and America leads the world in innovation.

[–] TreatedBest@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Then don't complain about the school shootings and white nationalists and everything else that comes with a low trust society, since you're taking a very nationalistic view there already

[–] bushwickauslaender@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The school shootings and white nationalism are not because they're more open to immigrants, otherwise Canada would be a failed state at this point and Toronto would have a homicide rate that puts Central America to shame.

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