I can sympathize. With a name like Oritse people ask me all the time where I’m from? I know what they’re getting they’re getting at, but honestly I’m still amused by their befuddled expressions when I answer, “I’m from Phoenix.”
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You’ve seen this video, right? Hilarious and sadly accurate; as a Latina, I get this kind of question a lot myself.
What kind of Asian are you?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWynJkN5HbQ
The questions are annoying, aren’t they?!?!
I can sympathize. With a name like Oritse people ask me all the time where I’m from? I know what they’re getting they’re getting at, but honestly I’m still amused by their befuddled expressions when I answer, “I’m from Phoenix.”
People just don’t get it!