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>how many asians in America get asked,"so, where are you from?" whenever they meet someone? Caucasians in America get asked this all the time too.

• quicklime 9y ago
  The difference is that when Caucasians answer "California", the follow-up question is rarely "which European country are your ancestors from?"
  • scruple 9y ago
    Unfortunately, that's subjective. Try being a redhead. I've gotten it my entire life, even as a 36 year old. "No, but you're Irish, right?" It's the most minor transgression a person can make against me and it's so petty that I've never actually talked about it out loud before but it most certainly happens and more frequently than you'd imagine.
  • pacala 9y ago
    White with Eastern European accent. I get asked all the time, it's an innocent ice breaker.
• ljf 9y ago
  Maybe, but if you answer 'America', the next question isn't 'but where are you /really/ from?' as though the birthplace of your parents or their parents is a defining factor. And I say this a white British guy, but I've regularly witnessed the slightly different way that it is intonated at those that aren't white.
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  • mcphage 9y ago
    https://youtu.be/K6TLYwelOPk?t=52s https://youtu.be/K6TLYwelOPk?t=52s
• abandonliberty 9y ago
  Those looking for racism or prejudice can find it here. The usually intended question is about ethnicity. The problem is that phrasing (and the occasional racist) make it awkward. I'm happy if a 0th generation immigrant considers themselves to be from my country. It implies a sense of pride and desire to be part of their new home and culture. Unfortunately, that pride can be injured when people inadvertently imply they do not belong - 'where are you really from?' The opposite is becoming more common - born here, rejects local values/language, considers themselves from their ancestral country.