Comments on: No Really, I’m From Canada!!!

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:05:27 +0000

You go girl!

By: Betty

Betty — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:10:29 +0000

Very well said. I too get that “Where are you from?” Because of my brown skin most people asume I am Mexican. Not as if that’s a bad thing but I am American.

I usually turn the question around by asking why they want to know.
Or I will ask if what they want to know is where I live or where I was born.

It can be learning curve for the person asking.

By: Lauren Quinn

Lauren Quinn — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:01:55 +0000

Man, that must get annoying.

I find racism and xenophobia in Europe fascinating. Growing up in the US, everything European is elevated as being more sophisticated and culturally advanced than us. But they are really behind the times when it comes to immigration and race relations. Of course, unlike the US and Canada, European nations aren’t immigrant countries, so there’s an added level of complexity. But it’s super interesting, and often appalling.

A guy in Porto, Portugal told me that Porto was safer than Lisbon because it has less black people. I called him out on it, and he stammered that what he meant was Porto had less immigrants. So dude was either a racist, xenophobic or both. Lame either way you cut it…

Great post.

By: Muffin

Muffin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:53:37 +0000

I totally agreed. Whenever I said ” I’m from canada”, they’re like ” nono, i mean your face colour, where is that originally from”
i seriously had to answered it like 100times..so annoying

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:14:34 +0000

You go girl!