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.
A lot of foreigners don’t know this and they are curious meeting someone who is not from their country. Seems like a good opportunity to educate people about your American experience. If you’re the Mexican sort of latino it gets even more interesting in terms of the history surrounding the American southwest/California.