Tell me what races have you been mistaken for?

**dragonoverlord** · 03-09-2008 04:22 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 07:48 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 07:56 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 08:09 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

**Grod** · 03-09-2008 10:00 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 10:09 AM

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

**Taosaur** · 03-09-2008 10:13 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 10:13 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 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Emptus

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"

**Sornaensis** · 03-09-2008 05:55 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 05:55 PM

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

**Sornaensis** · 03-09-2008 05:56 PM

O.o

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

**Xox** · 03-09-2008 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

O.o

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

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 06:14 PM

I've had a lot of people ask if I was Puerto Rican, Spanish... Recently a dude asked if I was half Asian.

Not quite sure what he thought the non-white half was. Hmm. Anyway, I really enjoy confusing people.

**C911** · 03-09-2008 06:15 PM

What are you Mes?

**Mes Tarrant** · 03-09-2008 06:17 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 06:18 PM

Oh, i see. Very kool.

**Grod** · 03-09-2008 07:19 PM

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

**Man of Shred** · 03-09-2008 07:20 PM

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

**dragonoverlord** · 03-09-2008 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Grod

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

What race are you anyway?

**Abra** · 03-09-2008 07:50 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 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by dragonoverlord

What race are you anyway?

Cracker

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

**dragonoverlord** · 03-09-2008 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by Abra

Also, an Italian deli worker once hit on me.

haha you shouldnt be Complaining

**Man of Steel** · 03-09-2008 10:53 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.

**Sornaensis** · 03-10-2008 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by Grod

Cracker

Rofl.

Originally Posted by Man of Steel

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.

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