Have you ever been mistaken for another race?

[Samantha]

Well would [@]Scottish [/@] thinking I'm German be applicable? Cos im english from england.

[Shar]

A lot of the time, but I don't mind really.

[Con]

I got asked where I was from a few times? But that's because I go on holiday a lot and tan really well :L
but then I've also been asking if I'm wearing fake tan when it's real

[RandomManJay]

I was subject to racism on a bus from work once. The guy was pissed and he thought I was polish and said that I was taking all his jobs away. I don't really know how he thought I was though, I was just listening to my ipod.

[Apple]

I was subject to racism on a bus from work once. The guy was pissed and he thought I was polish and said that I was taking all his jobs away. I don't really know how he thought I was though, I was just listening to my ipod.

When you can hear peoples music on the bus through their headphones, it can sometimes sound very different from what the song actually is. So maybe he thought your music sounded foreign/polish?

[RandomManJay]

I've I remember correctly the song was german with Rammstein - Mein Hers Brennt . But it wasn't load, I tend to get really dirty looks off people if they hear me listening to it !

It might have had contributed to it, or he was just looking for someone to abuse :rolleyes:. It wouldn't suprise me, given the town I grew up in.

When you can hear peoples music on the bus through their headphones, it can sometimes sound very different from what the song actually is. So maybe he thought your music sounded foreign/polish?

[luce]

no because i am from birmingham originating from WW2 and beyond so i don't think i have any ethnic groups in my genealogy. Plus where i live now, Guernsey, literally has about 3 "colored" people on it. I'm not ignorant to it and i'm not rasist just saying.

HOWEVER i do it all the time haha since there has been a massive intake of latvians and Portuguese people here i get confused all the time like there are none at schools but in restaurants etc

[Conservative,]

Today I got asked if I was American.

[luce]

Today I got asked if I was American.

i would love to be american i would take that as a compliment.

[Conservative,]

i would love to be american i would take that as a compliment.

Never said I found it offensive and tbh I wanna live in America when I'm older so yh