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.
Have you tried giving a more specific answer? Pretty sure if you said, “Atlanta” or any major metro no one would question it. Every white person from Michigan gets asked where on the hand.
Last, I didn’t realize this until later in life (half Asian), but people asked me that because they were genuinely curious and thought I was attractive. The curiosity may be a compliment, not judgement.