What nationality/ethnicity people have mistaken you?

_Pepper

Half English (MOM)/ Half scandinavian (DAD)
some people say I look brazilian.. nuts :explode:

lori_en

I've been mistaken for Italian, Greek and Spanish when in Europe and Australian when in America due to my accent being confusing!!!

I'm English for at least two generations on both sides of my family, am Dutch Jew on my mother's side after that, but I get the colouring that makes people mistake my nationality from my dad's side and they are as English as you can get, as far as I'm aware!

YokoJ

I've been asked if I'm West Indian (from the west indies). But most of the time I get "what you mixed with?! You got pretty hair." lol -_-

Matt_Wild

Greek - I tan VERY easily and for some reason get asked if I am greek, dunno why.

_LilPowerHouse

Im Hispanic (Puerto Rican) and like most hispanics in the U.S. we all get mistaken for being Mexican.. =/
But once I had a lady at work that thought I was Chinese.. now thats a WTF? moment.. I have no features that would
indicate that.. :noway:

bookyeti

I've gotten Spanish, Italian, Greek, eastern European. Most never usually guess correctly: Chinese (Dad) / Caucasian (Mom)... unless they are Asian or an Asian-mix themselves.

randomtai

Everything under the sun, from Latina to Black.

FuneralDiner

I'm often told I have 'Italian features.'

Not sure what that means tbh...

nothing1994

Ive gotten Caucasian, Nigerian (WHAT?), Lebanese, Italian (somehow), ummmm.... i think thats it. LOL

Dead_Darling

I'm Mauritian, but no one would guess that in a million years

So I always get (in this order): Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Afghani, Sri Lankan, Moroccan, Tunisian, Iranian, Iraqi, South African, Kenyan, Brazilian(?!), and on a couple of occasions Peruvian, because people have given up at that point :laugh:

I live in an area where everyone's Eastern European, black and asian, so I suppose I have to fall into one of those ethnicities lol

YokoJ

Everything under the sun, from Latina to Black.

Your pic is tricky! Lol what exactly is your ethnicity? If you dnt mind me asking.

bookyeti

I'm Mauritian, but no one would guess that in a million years

So I always get (in this order): Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Afghani, Sri Lankan, Moroccan, Tunisian, Iranian, Iraqi, South African, Kenyan, Brazilian(?!), and on a couple of occasions Peruvian, because people have given up at that point :laugh:

I live in an area where everyone's Eastern European, black and asian, so I suppose I have to fall into one of those ethnicities lol

Wow, you are stunning!

andie2013

I'm Colombian, but people have mistaken me to be from eastern europe, iraq, Turkey(actually people from there thought I was and one came speaking turkish to and I'm like: "I'm sorry?"), italy, all over central and south america...my looks and accent throw everyone off... so far only 2 people have been able to get right away where I'm from. haha

I love making people guess nowadays, it is amusing hearing what far off places people think I'm from

AnitaVolpato

I am Irish, African American, Puerto Rican and Cherokee Indian.

A lot of people mistake me for being Asian mix or East Indian. I guess since I have a small mix of Taino & Cherokee Indian in me it's kinda accurate...

When I lived in Miami, everyone thought I was Dominican even the other African Americans...Nope! but they were close....


My husband is always mistaken for being white. He isn't though. He is Italian, Nigerian & Swiss from Brazil... He flips out when someone calls him white... ha ha ha ha

raccoon182

The only ethnicity I've ever been mistaken for was Romanian because I used to dye my hair really dark and my complexion is similar. Most of my blood traces back to Russian, which is close enough to Romania, I guess. :ohwell:

randomtai

Everything under the sun, from Latina to Black.

Your pic is tricky! Lol what exactly is your ethnicity? If you dnt mind me asking.

I am African American, Native American and Chinese.

NomNomCupcakes

Albino. Even though that's not an ethnicity lol

YokoJ

Everything under the sun, from Latina to Black.

Your pic is tricky! Lol what exactly is your ethnicity? If you dnt mind me asking.

I am African American, Native American and Chinese.

What a nice melting pot of cultures!!!

Allie_71

Everything. Almost everything. I'm mixed, Brazilian, Arabic, Indian.

When I was in Italy, people thought I was southern Italian. I've been mistaken for Greek, Portugese, Spanish, Mexican. Pretty much most latin countries. Indian, Arabic, Lebanese. It's a game, lets guess Allie's ethnicity

Dead_Darling

I'm Colombian, but people have mistaken me to be from eastern europe, iraq, Turkey(actually people from there thought I was and one came speaking turkish to and I'm like: "I'm sorry?"), italy, all over central and south america...my looks and accent throw everyone off... so far only 2 people have been able to get right away where I'm from. haha

I love making people guess nowadays, it is amusing hearing what far off places people think I'm from

My S/O is Colombian and no one ever guesses it right. A lot of people thinks he's Dominican, full on Caribbean or other places in South America, but never Colombian
I thought he was Mexican when we first met lol

stylistchik

My mom's family is 100% Norwegian and my dad's family is a European hodgepodge of mostly French, Austrian, and German. I ended up with curly dark hair, dark eyes and olive skin.

Most often people think I'm Hispanic (less often now that I've become a sunscreen fanatic), but I've also gotten Italian and Jewish.

Dead_Darling

I'm Mauritian, but no one would guess that in a million years

So I always get (in this order): Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Afghani, Sri Lankan, Moroccan, Tunisian, Iranian, Iraqi, South African, Kenyan, Brazilian(?!), and on a couple of occasions Peruvian, because people have given up at that point :laugh:

I live in an area where everyone's Eastern European, black and asian, so I suppose I have to fall into one of those ethnicities lol

Wow, you are stunning!

Cheers! So are you

exquisite1996

Hmm good question! Although I am a mixture of Native American, and Black, I know that it is more because my mom spoke Creole. I had a few Somalians ask if I was from Somalia. I actually get that a lot. Its a big compliment to me because I think they are beautiful people! I'd also had a guy ask me if I was from Trinidad. Oh and I wasn't offended by your question in any way. Love the dialogue!

ElizabethRoad

You'd think a boring white girl wouldn't get mistaken for anything, but at least twice people have assumed I was Russian.

iLoveMyPitbull1225

EVERYONE I meet asks me if I am italian.

kariebo

I am hispanic-german mixed... have been mistaken for Arabic, Italian, Dominican, Indian, and Native American.

CAW210

I have dark hair, eyes and olive skinned due to Indian in my blood but have always been mistaken for Hispanic but at one point I was asked if I had any Middle Eastern in me....that was a first.

AnitaVolpato

I think this post shows how much the human race is related...

This article is interesting to read. It shows you why some people get called other races.. Like Dominicans being called black... (They do have African Ancestry) so it makes sense.......and how Brasillian isn't a race just like American isn't... etc. etc...

http://blog.world-mysteries.com/science/how-many-major-races-are-there-in-the-world/

stuckinsecond

I swear my parents just wanted to make life as difficult as possible some times.

With a name like Sven, not only do I stick out like a sore thumb (and half look nordic), I constantly have to prove both that that is in fact my real name and that I am a fourth generation Aussie.

TheRoadDog

It's never come up. I do get the occassional person that thinks I might be a redneck. I'm from So Cal and pretty far from being a redneck. A lot of people think I might be a biker. How astute.