Tell me what races have you been mistaken for? [Archive]

dragonoverlord

03-09-2008, 03:22 AM

Umm well... I've been mistaken for a "myriad" of races.

Afghani,Pakistani,Cuban,Romanian,Native american,"some type of southern european",Turkish

And once someoen walked up to me and said are you a hindu?

Ok thats it for me how about you guys? (I know i wont get many replies to this but i guess it'll be intresting to hear from those that i do get)

Kushna Mufeed

03-09-2008, 06:48 AM

Alot of those aren't races, they're nationalities.
But anywho, I've been mistaken for being brown, jewish and latin american.

Luminous

03-09-2008, 06:56 AM

I don't really use the world "race" myself. The closest I've been to such a situation is being mistaken for being an American because of my accent when I speak English.

Marvo

03-09-2008, 07:09 AM

I've been mistaken for being english on several occasions, because of my generally good english, and the way I talk.

Most people also think I'm atleast 20 years old, when they talk to me on voice programs like Teamspeak or Ventrilo :P

Grod

03-09-2008, 09:00 AM

Several of my friends have told me that they originally mistakened me for being at least 1/2 Filipino because of my dark skin.

ninja9578

03-09-2008, 09:09 AM

I'm part irish, part dutch, and part scottish. I can't be mistaken for anything other than white :P

Taosaur

03-09-2008, 09:13 AM

I get Irish, French, and German, and just general European. I'm actually half Italian, with the other half American Indian, Amish, Welsh and Irish.

Emptus

03-09-2008, 09:13 AM

I've been mistaken for a white nerd. I'm actually a white dork though. People can be so ignorant.

dragonoverlord

03-09-2008, 03:01 PM

I've been mistaken for a white nerd. I'm actually a white dork though. People can be so ignorant.

When Will they learn? "shakes Head in disgust"

A Roxxor

03-09-2008, 04:55 PM

Someone once thought I was a Black Jewish Man who walked around with a cane and had a lot of money.

Then again he was blind...

Xox

03-09-2008, 04:55 PM

Latin American all the time for some reason. I'm actually Pakistani.

A Roxxor

03-09-2008, 04:56 PM

O.o

Even I can tell you're Pakistani and I couldn't even differentiate Vietnamese and Chinese 'till a few hours ago! :o

Xox

03-09-2008, 04:59 PM

O.o

Even I can tell you're Pakistani and I couldn't even differentiate Vietnamese and Chinese 'till a few hours ago! :o

I dunno... maybe it's because I live in an area where most of the people are Latin American? (If not obviously something else)

Mes Tarrant

03-09-2008, 05:14 PM

I've had a lot of people ask if I was Puerto Rican, Spanish... Recently a dude asked if I was half Asian. :lol: Not quite sure what he thought the non-white half was. Hmm. Anyway, I really enjoy confusing people.

C911

03-09-2008, 05:15 PM

What are you Mes?

Mes Tarrant

03-09-2008, 05:17 PM

I'm caucasian, just the darker variation I guess. As far as I know, everyone in my family has been born in Russia.

C911

03-09-2008, 05:18 PM

Oh, i see. Very kool.

Grod

03-09-2008, 06:19 PM

Oh yeah, I get the "half-asian" sometimes too.

Man of Shred

03-09-2008, 06:20 PM

I've been mistaken for asian. I was onced asked if i was jewish.

dragonoverlord

03-09-2008, 06:23 PM

Oh yeah, I get the "half-asian" sometimes too.

What race are you anyway?

Abra

03-09-2008, 06:50 PM

"Are you Mexican?"

I'm not even olive-skinned! What the heck? I've had two non-specific "Are you foreign?" questions since I've moved to my new location (in the same country I've always been in: America).

Also, an Italian deli worker once hit on me.

Grod

03-09-2008, 07:11 PM

What race are you anyway?
Cracker

Also Jew; but that's not really a race.

dragonoverlord

03-09-2008, 08:12 PM

Also, an Italian deli worker once hit on me.

haha you shouldnt be Complaining ;)

Man of Steel

03-09-2008, 09:53 PM

Somebody once thought I was the Lower Alpine Mountain Marathon. I wasn't even running, either.

Another time this guy accosted me with a tire iron, yelling that I was polluting the environment with my toxic emissions. He apparently thought I was the NASCAR Kobalt Tools 500, if his barely coherent screaming was any guide. That was a trying experience, but I managed to set him straight after a lot of careful explanation and manipulation of the pain centers in his upper body.

A Roxxor

03-10-2008, 12:28 PM

Cracker

Rofl.

Somebody once thought I was the Lower Alpine Mountain Marathon. I wasn't even running, either.

Another time this guy accosted me with a tire iron, yelling that I was polluting the environment with my toxic emissions. He apparently thought I was the NASCAR Kobalt Tools 500, if his barely coherent screaming was any guide. That was a trying experience, but I managed to set him straight after a lot of careful explanation and manipulation of the pain centers in his upper body.

Rofflelemon.

ninja9578

03-10-2008, 12:55 PM

Goldney

03-10-2008, 01:58 PM

I've been asked if I was jewish before, but then I do have round nose and my surname begins "Gold-" so it's understandable.

Ruhe1986

03-10-2008, 02:44 PM

Puerto Rican, Armenian, mexican lol

what they dont know is im half french a 1/4 black and 1/4 portuguese

Spartiate

03-10-2008, 03:33 PM

I've been mistaken for "Jewish" too, not too sure why...

suttsman

03-10-2008, 03:50 PM

Hmm... The only time I've been mistaken for something other than white is that time after I came back from a week in Florida, baked like a fish. (I'm from one of the whitest cities in the country, so even a little skin difference is huge) Some dude thought I was Cuban!

But really, I'm like McNuggets: 100% White Meat. (western european if you want to be specific)

Mes Tarrant

03-10-2008, 05:09 PM

Well Russians can be asian :P

True!! :lol: I always tell people I'm Asian geographically.

ninja9578

03-10-2008, 05:20 PM

So you are asian :P

A Roxxor

03-10-2008, 05:21 PM

True!! :lol: I always tell people I'm Asian geographically.

But you're Chechynian...

Plus Asian is synonymous with oriental.

Mes Tarrant

03-10-2008, 05:21 PM

So you are asian :P

Yaaah but firstly when people think of Asians, they think of Chinese-looking people or something, and secondly people still can't agree whether Moscow is in Europe or in Asia. (I choose Asia. :P)

Edit: :wtf: Seis what do you mean by Chechnyan??

(Oh and gah "oriental" was the word, hehe!!)

A Roxxor

03-10-2008, 05:22 PM

You saisd you were born in Chechnya.

That's in Europe.

Mes Tarrant

03-10-2008, 05:34 PM

You saisd you were born in Chechnya.

That's in Europe.

RUSSIA!! :pissed: Jesus god how could you call me a Chechen. :lol: Blasphemy!

A Roxxor

03-10-2008, 05:35 PM

What? :?

You said that...

Mes Tarrant

03-10-2008, 05:36 PM

What? :?

You said that...

Where?? :wtf2:

A Roxxor

03-10-2008, 05:40 PM

In chat!

Mes Tarrant

03-10-2008, 05:49 PM

In chat!

I did not!! :P I am about as Chechen as I am Japanese.

A Roxxor

03-10-2008, 05:50 PM

I did not!! :P I am about as Chechen as I am Japanese.

Well you told everyone. Then you posted up a map! :P

dragonoverlord

03-10-2008, 06:51 PM

Wait isn't Chechnya in Russia?

ninja9578

03-10-2008, 06:55 PM

:eek:

I'm leaving before Mes goes on a rant. *runs*

Mes Tarrant

03-10-2008, 07:06 PM

Wait isn't Chechnya in Russia?

:holyshit: NO!!!

That's it, end of discussion! *storms out of the room, but not before taking ALL of the cookies* :angry:

*chases after ninja for good measure*

;)

dragonoverlord

03-10-2008, 07:15 PM

Hmmm...Strange

ninja9578

03-10-2008, 07:33 PM

*runs faster, not sure if Mes is going to hurt me or share cookies cause even though she winked, she said "chase"*

Man of Steel

03-10-2008, 08:00 PM

Races after Mes.

dragonoverlord

03-10-2008, 08:06 PM

Races after Mes.

Let me finish that sentence for you with hunting knife in tow

Spartiate

03-10-2008, 09:08 PM

True!! :lol: I always tell people I'm Asian geographically.

West of Urals = Europe.

Just live with it, Asian Russian implies Siberia anyways :P.

dragonoverlord

03-10-2008, 10:00 PM

ninja9578

03-10-2008, 10:03 PM

Because most of the people in Russia are in Europe. The asian part of Russia has a low population density :P

Mes Tarrant

03-10-2008, 10:04 PM

Russian people really need to own up that most of their country is in asia.

After all they conquered a huge part of asia and after all that they act ashamed of it and they pretend there country is only european? What was the point of conquering it in the first place if your gonna pretend it doesnt exist....

Wait... say what?? Ashamed? Pretend? What on earth are you on about...

Edit: Ninja, yeah that's right... there's not much more than snow there anyway.

dragonoverlord

03-10-2008, 10:05 PM

Wait... say what?? Ashamed? Pretend? What on earth are you on about...

Edit: Ninja, yeah that's right... there's not much more than snow there anyway.

I really dont know where i was going with that....

Spartiate

03-10-2008, 10:06 PM

I really don't know where i was going with that....

That kind of talk leads right to the Gulags.

dragonoverlord

03-10-2008, 10:07 PM

That kind of talk leads right to the Gulags.

Whats a gulag?

Spartiate

03-10-2008, 10:11 PM

Whats a gulag?

It's like a cheap Russian hotel.

Mes Tarrant

03-10-2008, 10:11 PM

It's like a cheap Russian hotel.

:o :lol:

Man of Steel

03-10-2008, 10:24 PM

Let me finish that sentence for you with hunting knife in tow

Please refrain from finishing my sentences in the future, if you wish me to refrain from inflicting bodily harm upon you.

:o :lol:

I'm loving the new avatar, Mes! Hawt. Obligatory innuendo hidden in invisible text.

Mes Tarrant

03-10-2008, 10:28 PM

I'm loving the new avatar, Mes! Hawt. Obligatory innuendo hidden in invisible text.

Thanks! Wow didn't even catch the invisible text until I saw the message in the reply box. :lol: Stephen said I looked cross-eyed. This avvy is definitely a keeper. :D Hehe!!

You know what? I am going to make a conscious decision to cease spamming this thread. Just say no. Just say no...

Man of Steel

03-10-2008, 10:41 PM

Thanks! Wow didn't even catch the invisible text until I saw the message in the reply box. :lol: Stephen said I looked cross-eyed. This avvy is definitely a keeper. :D Hehe!!

You know what? I am going to make a conscious decision to cease spamming this thread. Just say no. Just say no...

Or you could continue to bless us poor sods with your wondrous, beatific presence just a bit longer...

Please? Sorry, I didn't include any hidden text in this message.