What's nation? you don't mind to be? when people get mistaken your nationality ?

Question

I know many people get angry when someone mistaken their ethnicity? for example chinese to be korean, japanese to be chinese or pakistanis to be Indian?

Note : As I observe, people don't get angry when someone mistaken their ethnicity to be "something that verify more caucasian or white", for example. mistaken pakistanis to be russian, hispanic to be german? filipino to be part spanish or chinese to be thai .

why's that?...........

Answer 1

I am Mexican American but have been confused a couple of times for Italian American, I dont mind the references to Goodfellas, its one of my favorite movies, but i hate when Im compared to Andrew Dice Clay in my accent, and im from Texas!.

Answer 2

Well, a research survey testing racial attitudes did say that 80 percent of all people who took the test were pro-‘white’. Possibly this happens because ‘white’ or caucasian has come to represent dominance in global influence and power, development, riches etc. So your note/observation might have shown you a part of that majority.

But any large racial group like Asians, is not a homogeneous mass. There are subgroups like, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc., as you mention. Within the continent, these countries have their own historical relationships with one another - including oppression and wars. These historical wounds haven’t healed; people are still emotionally attached to them. So mistaking a Korean to be ‘Japanese’ and so on, may switch on those negative feelings and emotions.

The other ethnic groups may be similarly affected by their mutual past. For example, India and Pakistan were one nation some 6 decades ago. Pakistan was carved out of the mother country by forcible relocation of people solely on religious grounds. Memories of hurt/injustice done to forefathers passed down family lines may bleed even today. Generations may thus be sensitized to traumas of the past. They may hate their neighbours without any direct experience of the events, e.g., young Pakistani children may become angry at being taken for Indians and vice versa.

Answer 3

I don't get made when people mistake me for being Chinese or Japanese.  I am Eurasian.  I do however hate when people purposely mock me thinking I am Chinese like telling me to paint their nails and calling me Chinese girl and chanting ching chong.

Answer 4

Chinese are more white than Koreans?

Japanese are more white than Chinese?

Pakistanis more white than Indians?

That's what you are saying and that isnt true!!!!

Answer 5

As I know people are wanted to be something leans toward caucasian or whiter.  for example, black wanted to be be part native american, native american wanted to be part spaniard, native american part spaniard wanted to be full spanish?  the full- Spanish wanted to be northern european etc.  

Answer 6

When has anyone mistaken someone from Pakistan to be Russian , or Hispanic to be German? I really am not sure what you're saying, but it's one thing if you ASK someone where they are from but quite another when you ASSUME that they are an ethnicity that they aren't. No harm should be done if you just ask.

Answer 7

good question?