Sunday, January 29, 2012

On looking racially ambiguous (@ Peril Magazine)

Check my latest post over at Peril, which is about the variety of things people have said to me based on my hard-to-define ethnicity.

Me: “Can I get some of the queso fresco, please?”


South American woman in deli: “¿Cuánto quieres?”

Me: “Er… sorry, I don’t speak Spanish.”

South American woman in deli: “Oh, sorry! (To workmate) “Se parece a un chico Cubano!” (He looks like a Cuban boy!”


Full post here.
Posted by Eurasian Sensation
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1 comments:

  1. You look like a.... You sound like a.... Unbelievable!!!

    Hey, check this article out I posted in my BLOG. It's very interesting!!


    http://my-tv-screen.blogspot.com/2012/01/midsomer-murders-minority-report.html

    Cheers

    Madison

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