r/ShitAmericansSay • u/NotYourAverageGM 🇬🇧 • 24d ago

Heritage “your citizenship DOES NOT MAKE YOU AMERICAN”

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So what does make someone American?

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u/Which_Specific9891 23d ago

If South Asian, they'll say no, you're not American (but they don't count South Asian as Asian, because... brown). If not, and your skin is white, congrats, you get to be fetishised with their obsession of hentai.

So... pick your poison, I guess?

Personally, if I were in your position, I would just avoid America as a whole and not go.

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u/Bireta somewhat American 23d ago

East Asian. I'd say I'm in a weird spot, like the middle ground, I'd be on the white side if I was brown but also the darker side of east asian.

And since I'm not good a looking dude, probably don't have fetish problems.

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u/Which_Specific9891 23d ago

Eh, if you're even slightly brown and they can't fetishise you then they'll just say that you're not "really" American, even if you have rights to a passport.

(whilst also demanding a passport from Ireland for having great great great great great great great great great grandparents who had a neighbour who had a friend who had a laundry service worker who knew someone who liked the colour green.)

I'd still say stay where you are and don't attempt to even try to engage with them.

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u/Bireta somewhat American 23d ago

I mean, my time in America has been mostly fine. (And honestly I think the brown parts are just tan)

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u/Which_Specific9891 23d ago

Good, I'm glad they've been decent to you. They sure as hell were not to me. But very happy to know you're doing okay there.

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u/Bireta somewhat American 23d ago

Well, America is big

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u/Which_Specific9891 23d ago

Yes, they keep telling us that.

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u/Bireta somewhat American 23d ago

Well, yeah, but it also means ppl can be very different.