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Mistaken Ethnicity

ya dunno huit

Do you often get mistaken for different ethnicities?

I do, and on a daily basis, I often get mistaken for ethnicities that are completely different to my own ethnicity. :colonhash:

And it frustrates me!!!!

I have been mistaken for: Pashtun, Algerian, Spanish, Italian, Pakistani, Indian, Iraqi, Turkish, Egyptian, French, Afghan, Arab, Jordanian, Greek, Armenian, Moroccan and many more. :colonhash:

-___-.

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Reply 1

Daniellaaa

Some people say I look Asian even tho I'm Latina

Reply 2

Saya k

Original post by ya dunno huit

Do you often get mistaken for different ethnicities?

I do, and on a daily basis, I often get mistaken for ethnicities that are completely different to my own ethnicity. :colonhash:

-___-.

What are you if you don't mind me asking?

Reply 3

ya dunno huit

Original post by Daniellaaa

Some people say I look Asian even tho I'm Latina

Where are you from?

Reply 4

username155270

Yeah all the time but I'm mixed so it's understandable, why would it bother you op? It's not that big of a deal. What is your ethnicity?

Reply 5

Daniellaaa

Original post by ya dunno huit

Where are you from?

Panama and Mexico

Reply 6

Serine Soul

I get mistaken for Pakistani and Eastern European :confused:

Good to keep things a mystery though :teehee:

Reply 7

MrsSheldonCooper

Venezuela,Sri Lanka (this one annoys me),Columbia,Egypt,India,Brazil and Pakistan..

Reply 8

username996405

Yes, oh gosh.
So I'm South Asian (Bengali).
I've been told I look Middle Eastern a couple of times.
Recently I was told I look Mexican and even Native American. :dontknow:

Reply 9

ya dunno huit

Original post by xobeauty

Yeah all the time but I'm mixed so it's understandable, why would it bother you op? It's not that big of a deal. What is your ethnicity?

I am also half caste, but it bothers me, because it occurs on a daily basis, I remember on job interviews people would randomly ask me if I was from so and so. -___- Like what has that got to do with my job skills. -__-

And eventually I got frustrated.

I am Libyan/Indian.

Reply 10

ya dunno huit

Original post by Saya k

What are you if you don't mind me asking?

"What am I"

I am half Libyan/Indian.

Reply 11

Ya Dunno neuf

Original post by xobeauty

Yeah all the time but I'm mixed so it's understandable, why would it bother you op? It's not that big of a deal. What is your ethnicity?

And half Moroccan as well. :fyi:

Reply 12

username155270

Original post by ya dunno huit

When you put it that way I totally get what you're saying now. And When people think you're the same enthicity as them they think that gives them reason to befriend " ohhhh where you from"- no bitch.

Reply 13

troubadour.

Original post by enaayrah

I get mistaken for Pakistani and Eastern European :confused:

Good to keep things a mystery though :teehee:

Aren't you British Asian, though? :wink:

Reply 14

username155270

Original post by Ya Dunno neuf

And half Moroccan as well. :fyi:

Are you the poser that had greenish eyes?

Reply 15

troubadour.

Original post by xobeauty

When you put it that way I totally get what you're saying now. And When people think you're the same enthicity as them they think that gives them reason to befriend " ohhhh where you from"- no bitch.

So true.

Reply 16

aghaagha

i have got italian, spanish, turkish, and even jewish (?)

Reply 17

troubadour.

Original post by aghaagha

i have got italian, spanish, turkish, and even jewish (?)

Is this why you don't live in Iran? :colone:

Reply 18

Laurenafenete

So many times... and my accent has thrown off at least one person
People seem to think (most of the time) I'm Korean or Japanese or mixed

I'm Chinese

Reply 19