Where are you from? London. No. Where were you born? 6th Avenue.
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otp@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Whenever someone asks where you’re from, just get more specific with where you grew up. Never with where your parents or ancestors are from.
Country. County. Town. District. Block. Nearest intersection or landmark. Which room of the house was yours.
If they don’t get the picture or ask about your background, you could say “I thought you wanted to know about me, not my parents”.
moistclump@lemmy.world 1 month ago
volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 1 month ago
That’s how I handled my high school year abroad. Because I literally came from Germany, I replied to that question with “I am from Germany”. Not “I am German”, but “from Germany”. I was born and raised there and only lived there. Only if it came up (e.g. because of my passport) or made sense in context, I mentioned that I am a Russian from Germany. So basically most people only found out about my genetics five months in. But of course that works much easier when you pass due to looks and accent.
CalciumDeficiency@lemmy.world 1 month ago
This is genius