Any other AA's here who are ALWAYS mistaken to be African/Caribbean?

[Chichi Manietzsche]

Not that its a bad thing but
I just don't get why but people always assume that about me.

Like, it happens a lot, but most recently was when I sprained my ankle a few weeks ago, and the nurse (who was Nigerian) asked me and my brother what country we were from, and we were like "uh...this one." He was legitimately surprised.

Just out of curiosity I asked him why he would assume that, and he said it was because we were very soft spoken, and didn't have any tattoos. Huh?!

Im not "offended" about it or anything, I just think its kinda funny. Does this happen to anyone else or am I alone here? lol

 

[Poitier]

heavens no

 

[315]

I get it a lot from West Indians

 

[Aceofspades404]

people always assume that I'm AA. When I tell them I'm haitian, they be like "you don't look haitian"
what does a haitian look like anyway?

 

[YeLovesBoston]

heavens no

 

[UncleTomFord15]

If ur black and live in America, youre automatically AA

 

[Kwéyòl]

people always assume that I'm AA. When I tell them I'm haitian, they be like "you don't look haitian"
what does a haitian look like anyway?

That's a lowkey insult

 

[Spatial Paradox]

I get it from time to time. I've heard everything from West Indian to Dominican (I had long ass hair in braids years ago) to "West African".

Then again, I live in BK, so there's a lot of Caribbean and African brehs around. I don't really think much of it, just correct them and KIM

 

[Aceofspades404]

That's a lowkey insult

what is?

 

[Kwéyòl]

what is?

You don't look Haitian

 

[iFightSeagullsForBread]

I've gotten Dominican for the past five years.

Muslim pops up now and then from you know who

 

[JuvenileHell]

It's sorta the other way around for me, on the net at least.

 

[Aceofspades404]

You don't look Haitian

eh, I'm pretty much used to it. I don't take it seriously anymore. Ignorance is bliss and offense is choice.

 

[Kwéyòl]

eh, I'm pretty much used to it. I don't take it seriously anymore. Ignorance is bliss and offense is choice.

Well white people at my mother job used to ask her if me and my sister was mixed so your right about ignorance

 

[godliness]

Yes but not the kind I actually am. Apparently I look like a dark ass domincan.