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.
Why don’t you just interpret this as “What is your ethnicity/What is your familial background?” Honestly, your attitude is VERY American. The rest of the world was divided into tribes, that became countries, only after ages and ages. Even within countries today like Iran they still make these distinctions over whether you’re Persian or Arab. It’s really only America, and commonwealth countries like Australia and Canada that anyone can come here and BE an “American”, never mind their children and grandchildren BEING without-a-doubt no-accent Americans. Just tell people “I’m American, my family immigrated from Mexico (or wherever).” I don’t want to offend you but your inability to grasp this is super duper super American, the rest of the world DOES NOT think like this: therefore, you should adapt your thinking TO THEM. Not the typical American “They should adapt their thinking to ME.”
I mean, when you yourself go as absolute as to say
While just sentences earlier said
Which are, in fact, part of “the rest of the world” aside from America, the irony is palpable.
And that’s aside from countries like Brazil, which is just as multiethnic despite not being “commonwealth”.