Thread: Ever Been Mistaken For Another Race or Nationality?

Originally Posted by Dante Obscuri

People tend to say "Oh my God" when they see me. I think they mistake me for some sort of deity.

Like... Ganesha..?

nope, never. there are too many of us around, so my nationality is a default guess.

Originally Posted by morten

Like... Ganesha..?

I'd say Vishnu.

Normally I'm not mistaken for some different heritage.

But once somebody said I would look like an Albanian.
Weird.

And of course they know my heritage when they hear my surname since its foreign. Thats totally weird... the moment before that they mostly think I'm German, the moment after that not. You can see this moment always in their faces.

Originally Posted by Dante Obscuri

I'd say Vishnu.

more like Shiva's penis aka Lingam

well, was once mistaken as japanese.

Was mistaken for Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Saudi, and African before.

@Tera- The facial hair makes you look Hispanic/Oriental. I think it would be harder to see past the Caucasian without it.

Originally Posted by dna2playboy

Ignorant americans think I'm arab, cause of my muslim name, and the fact that I was born in Saudi Arabia. I'm only talking about idiots who think muslim=arab.

Ignorant muslims think I'm sudani or somali cause of course a black muslim can't be american. The common question is, "where are you from?" America. "No I mean your parents." America. "Your parents parents." America. Look I'm an american ex-slave descendant kay. I can't trace my family line back to Africa kay. At that point they stop talking to me.

I don't understand this whole black muslim thing. Most blacks that convert to muslim think it will cure their perceived inferiority complex or make them more proud to be black. They always talking about "the white man this", "the white man that". Take it from me brother, you don't to me muslim to love being black.

People think I'm Asian. I say correct.
Then they say I'm Chinese. I say incorrect.
Then they say I'm Japanese. I say incorrect.
Then they say I'm Korean. I say incorrect.
Then they say I'm Vietnamese. I say incorrect.
Then they keep going down the list before they firgure it out, or I have to tell them out of my irritation that I'm Filipino.

Honestly, I don't look like either of the stereotypical Asian races, possibly because of my hispanic blood.

Originally Posted by AtrumIncendia

Honestly, I don't look like either of the stereotypical Asian races, possibly because of my hispanic blood.

Honestly, I just thought you were a love child of one of the Beatles.