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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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[–] kebin65@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Yeah, as an Asian-American, I've adjusted to saying "I'm from the US, but my parents are from..." if I get the vibe that they're really asking for my ethnicity.

In Ljubljana, I just left it at "I'm from the US" and the shopkeeper straight-up said, "but how can you be from the US when you look like that?" which I thought was pretty funny, cause nobody's phrased it like that to me before lol.

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

"You can't be from the US when you look like that. Where are you really from? Ireland, Poland, Germany, Lithuania? Your English is pretty good. Keep practicing, you will get there."

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