What country people thing you are from

[Nizzy 1]

People mistake me for Greek, Hispanic, Pakistani, Arabic, even Caucasian. They think my husband is Italian.

Is that Caucasian as in from the Caucasis Region, or simply "white", as the term is often used here?

I meant "white"

[Scott & Lai 12]

People mistake me for Greek, Hispanic, Pakistani, Arabic, even Caucasian. They think my husband is Italian.

Is that Caucasian as in from the Caucasis Region, or simply "white", as the term is often used here?

I meant "white"

Ah...well, as that is isn't actually a nationality, but rather describes skin tone, it covers a lot of different countries, including Spain, and even Greece

[LaL 418]

people constantly speak to Del in Spanish. He just and asks them to repeat themselves. A few times he has answered in Arabic and got the back at him

[aussiewench 9]

People already mistake me for an american I'm losing my australian identity

[pucklechurch 0]

Thankfully I've lost my comedy Northern English accent, but I still pronounce words like Bath, Path and Ask with a hard 'a' sound like most of the UK (with the exception of the South East). So why do the Yanks still think I sound Australian?

[Kath 0]

ohhhh nooooooooooooooo aussiewench ya not are ya...

i have been mistaken for german, enlish (born in england) and australian..lol

[Alex+R 0]

Nessa: The reason people might make stupid comments is because you live in Kansas.

PS that was just for Charles...

[Nizzy 1]

People mistake me for Greek, Hispanic, Pakistani, Arabic, even Caucasian. They think my husband is Italian.

Is that Caucasian as in from the Caucasis Region, or simply "white", as the term is often used here?

I meant "white"

Ah...well, as that is isn't actually a nationality, but rather describes skin tone, it covers a lot of different countries, including Spain, and even Greece

I never knew that. I need to do some research. Thanks for pointing it out.

[ardilla 0]

Hubby has been mistaken for Argentine, Chilean, or "European". Nobody guesses his nationality, especially people from other Latin American countries (they're mostly surprised when they find out where he is from).

[Cristy 4]

The US I guess. They are surprised when I say I am from Canada.

[SoL. 0]

I am the USC but I have an accent myself because I am from Puerto Rico and my first language is Spanish. But when I moved here, people tought I was Greek, from Middle East or Spain.

One time I was waiting for the Metro and somebody yelled "Hey there's the lady from "My Greek Fat Wedding!"

[Cassie 8]

People that I would call to collect on their credit card debt would ask "Are you Canadian by any chance?" in the middle of our conversation.

How do they know? I don't say "eh", I don't pronounce "out" or "About" like "oot" or "aboot".

Frankly, it freaked me out!

[Delhiguy 0]

Well, I am not in the US now, but when I was there, and even before and after, I always found it funny how Americans on the phone or even Brits I talked to would ask whether I am from the south of London....

This used to happen to me in the Irish pub in Florida I used to be a regular at as well, with the Brits.....I guess the Indian population in London is big enough for them to assume that....

There have been other cases as well, where people would come up to me and start speaking in Spanish or even Portugese! But no one, no one in the US ever guessed correctly that I was from India (Other than a few Indians of course)...

It used to be so funny, we used to play games with that in the pub....new guy would come in, and he would have to keep on paying for me and my buddies' beers till he got the country right We would generally get a lot of beers free before we would take pity on the guy/gal

One really funny incident was with my Dad, when he came to visit me in Florida. He is an Indian Hindu, has a beard and this Middle Eastern loking guy came up to him in a mall, and said "Hey, Mr. Khan, how are you?" and made to hug my Dad. My Dad hugged him back real tight, exchanged pleasantries, told him that he is just visiting the US for a week when asked and we went on our way. I bet the poor guy must still be telling everyone he knows that he did see Mr. Khan in Florida!

[mmb 0]

People that I would call to collect on their credit card debt would ask "Are you Canadian by any chance?" in the middle of our conversation.

How do they know? I don't say "eh", I don't pronounce "out" or "About" like "oot" or "aboot".

Frankly, it freaked me out!

I do say "oot and aboot" and only occasionally am taken for Canadian by English people. I can generally spot Canadian accents easily, they don't sound any more American than Kiwis sound like Aussies.

In America I usually get taken for Englisg or Irish but have been asked if I am Polish.

[Mags 112]

I have a typical well spoken London accent and some stupid bint thought I was Scottish.....