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

I'm not gonna generalize but I think this is more widespread in South America than you might think since pretty much all countries in the region abide by Jus Soli. Our countries are all relatively young and immigration has been such a strong driver of our culture that even defining what makes someone (e.g.) Uruguayan.

We had an absurd amount of immigration waves in Venezuela throughout the 20th Century and it'd never cross our mind to go "oh yeah this guy is Polish-Venezuelan," he'd just be Venezuelan.

I haven't been to other South American countries, so I can only speak with certainty about my country but I'm not arrogant enough to think we're the only ones like this. From watching their football broadcasts and talking about their players of less common ethnicities (e.g. Armenian) I have a feeling Argentina is similar in that way.

[–] HashMapsData2Value@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It's not just about Jus Soli, but also the sheer amount of African slaves Brazil accepted. This creates a wide racial diversity, alongside the large and prominent Japanese and Lebanese populations, that ensures that Brazilians can really look like any human on Earth. Just like the US.