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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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[–] prettyprincess91@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I’m both American and British, my parents were born in East Africa and ethnically i am Indian. I leave it at I’m American or British depending on how I feel. Strangers aren’t entitled to my life story especially if I’m showing no interest in them.

If they persist in asked me questions I ask “Why do you want to know? Are you trying to identity theft me?” Usually ends that nonsense with a laught.