What other ethnicity have you been mistaken as?

[dsarkasian]

I was born and raised here in California but have travelled to various other parts of the country and the world and not everyone that I've encountered were familiar with Armenians and who we are. With that being the case,I'm wondering what other ethnicity have some of you other Armenians been mistaken as? Personally,I've been confused most often as being Italian,Greek or Persian.

[One-Way]

Hispanic.

[Anonymouse]

Italian, British, Russian and Cardassian!

[dsarkasian]

Italian, British, Russian and Cardassian!
I like the Star Trek reference,Mouse. However,I think you'd make a better Romulian than a Cardassian!

[TomServo]

xxxish!

[Hate_Sheep]

Usually hispanic.

[TomServo]

Usually Vietnamese.

[TomServo]

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/6985/am6av.jpg

[CrotchRocket]

I get French ALOT, Spanish, Portugues, once i got Italian, and on really bad days, bad hair days i get Arab. But its mostly French. And people also think i have a French accent, i dont have an Armenian accent thats for sure, but it aint French either.

[Quarteria]

I'll bite, what accent do you have, CrotchRocket?

Even though my skin is white and I have mostly European features, my eyes look Middle Eastern. I had a friend tell me, 'You can tell by your eyes you're something; I just couldn't tell what.'

Another friend who I've known for 16 years fairly recently said, "You're Romanian, right?" *sigh* No, but, close.

[skhara]

Another friend who I've known for 16 years fairly recently said, "You're Romanian, right?" *sigh* No, but, close.

Romanians have big eyes.

http://www.donlinke.com/images/Vlad/vlad_tepes_big-x01.jpg

Oh and he has a long nose too.


Oh and I've mostly been called "Russian". This has nothing to do with my ethnic appearance though since I look typically "Caucasian".

[karoaper]

Romanians have big eyes.

http://www.donlinke.com/images/Vlad/vlad_tepes_big-x01.jpg

Oh and he has a long nose too.


Oh and I've mostly been called "Russian". This has nothing to do with my ethnic appearance though since I look typically "Caucasian".

Yeah, I've been called Russian too by people who knew I spoke the language. ehhh.

Other than that people here still come up to me a try to speak Spanish. I say "Ala verga cavron, yo soy Armeniano, no pinche Mexicano". Also, I often get confused for an Italian/Greek and once for a Persian.

P.S. I was kidding about what I reply, I don't actively look for fights.

[skhara]

Other than that people here still come up to me a try to speak Spanish. I say "Ala verga cavron, yo soy Armeniano, no pinche Mexicano".

:laugh:

Now that you mention that, I do remember this "Hispanic" woman, years ago comming up to me and my brother, and started speking spanish at us. We just stared bewildered at her than at each other. I kept saying "We don't speak Spanish". "I don't understand." "No comprende". She just kept babling.

Then, my brother who interned in California recently, said people always came up to speak Spanish to him. It didn't help him any that he grew himself a his black beard, and having spent the whole summer out there he got a decent tan as well.

Also, I often get confused for an Italian/Greek and once for a Persian.

I've heard Italian once. Also been mistaken for Persian by a Persian.

[ddd]

Russian..romanian..xxxish

[karoaper]

Russian..romanian..xxxish

This Romanian thing is common I guess. It seems Americans subscribe to the KISS (keep it simple stupid) principle when it comes to georgraphy. When I got here, I heard there was an Armenian family which owned a gas station. I enthusiastically enter the station wistling one after another Armenian song in hopes of playing a trick on the owners. Nothing. Turns out they're Romanian. *sigh*.

[ABC]

I've been called everything but Armenian. :( I've been mistaken for Greek, German, Hungarian, Romanian, Italian, Russian & Iranian.

[CrotchRocket]

I'll bite, what accent do you have, CrotchRocket?

I dont know. I know its different because i can tell the rest of my family has this kind of accent that is different from mine. I guess because i left Armenia when i was 6 and started talking a different langauge it kind of mixed it up a bit. I dont know i would say it sounds kind of French, i dont care, but girls love it. :naughty:

[Quarteria]

Well, I think, "Armenian" is just so not in the vocabulary of the average American that they hear the three sylables and the "-nian" suffix that in their brain, they automatically switch to something they know, a more well known country, Romania/n. I think that's what happened concerning my one friend.

[jgk3]

Portugese, Italian, xxxish

[TomServo]

Portugese, Italian, xxxish
I guess you did not inherit your father's Swiss genes. :rolleyes:

[jgk3]

not really :P

[TigranJamharian]

Greek(I lived in Astoria queens and know a crapload of them), Italian, j ewish

[bimmrgirl]

hi guys,
well I have been mistaken for rusian, and I am armenian from Iran... :confused:

[spiral]

I've been mistaken for Japanese. But I'm an Armenian from Armenia.

top that!

[Quarteria]

I've been mistaken for Japanese. But I'm an Armenian from Armenia.

top that!

You win.

...Incidentally, who said that?

[spiral]

You win.

...Incidentally, who said that?


My teacher.

[Quarteria]

My teacher.

:eek:PLEASE tell me she was the Geography/Social Studies teacher.:laugh:

[Anonymouse]

I have been mistaken for Vlad the Impaler.

[Anonymouse]

I've been mistaken for Japanese. But I'm an Armenian from Armenia.

top that!

I bet you're a horrible driver because Asians are horrible drivers.

[spiral]

PLEASE tell me she was the Geography/Social Studies teacher.:laugh:

haha

I was kidding.

I've been asked if I'm Italian, Lebanese, and Persian.

But I look Armenian.

[Anonymouse]

Has anyone else gotten Cardassian or is it only me? :(

[TomServo]

I have been mistaken for a woman.

[spiral]

I bet you're a horrible driver because Asians are horrible drivers.


yep.

I passed 3 red lights in one week.

but that's just cause i'm in la-la land and don't pay attention to the lights.

[Anonymouse]

yep.

I passed 3 red lights in one week.

but that's just cause i'm in la-la land and don't pay attention to the lights.

Asians. :mad:

[spiral]

I have been mistaken for a woman.

Don't tell me it was by your social studies teacher!

[Quarteria]

haha

I was kidding.

I've been asked if I'm Italian, Lebanese, and Persian.

But I look Armenian.

LOL!!! Good one. :D *:rolleyes:*

[spiral]

LOL!!! Good one. :D *:rolleyes:*


...... :o

[Quarteria]

I have been mistaken for Vlad the Impaler.

...by Turks, as sharp spikes are piercing their innards. :D

[transian]

I have been mistaken for a woman.
me too!!!!!

[Anonymouse]

...by Turks, as sharp spikes are piercing their innards. :D

Vlad the Impaler killed many Turks indeed.

[TomServo]

me too!!!!!
Liar.

[transian]

Liar.
Liar,Liar. Pants on fire!!!

[armenianteen]

lets c ppl have guessed:

Spanish, French, Italian, Greek, German, hispanic (i can get a really dark tan in the summer, but then come winter and im pale white again.), Portuguese, and British.

i have had only 1 person guess right, and thats because they realized that my first name was Armenian and my last name was Irish. no one else has ever guessed Armenian and Irish

[Che_Ka]

Persian, German, Arab.

German sticks out like a sore thumb, but I've been asked a few times. I think it's because my skin is so pale.

[Starweaver]

actually all the turks i've met thought i was turkish too. wich often pisses me off, but mostly ppl think i'm iranian

[Կարմիր Բ]

I have been mistaken as an African, Swedish, Native American, Arab and Chinese.

[D3ADSY]

Greek, Italian, Lebanese, Maltese, Spanish. :rolleyes:

[thedebutante]

canadian


wtf does a canadian look like?

[dsarkasian]

I have been mistaken as an African, Swedish, Native American, Arab and Chinese.
Then,I guess you've often mistaken as being Tiger Woods.

[Vlad_Arm]

Arab, Italian, Russian, Hispanic

[bimmrgirl]

I've been mistaken for Japanese. But I'm an Armenian from Armenia.

top that!
that's not true, is it? you need to post a picture ;)

[sad_eyes]

It seems as if everyone who is of a different ethnic backround assumes me to be one of them. Armenians say I look armenian, lebanese swear I am one of them. Latino/spanish, russian (I know that IS wierd) and just about everyone else you can think of, I have heard it before.

[Anonymouse]

It seems as if everyone who is of a different ethnic backround assumes me to be one of them. Armenians say I look armenian, lebanese swear I am one of them. Latino/spanish, russian (I know that IS wierd) and just about everyone else you can think of, I have heard it before.

Didn't you say you were German?

[parthiapride]

I'm sorry.

[Anonymouse]

When will I be able to pass off for a Chinaman?

[TomServo]

Didn't you say you were German?
I thought she was French-Canadian.

[parthiapride]

I hate Frenchies.

Them and their utter flamboyant gayness.

God damn their gayness...

:(

[sad_eyes]

french albanian german

[parthiapride]

Close enough.

Are you related to her?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/Mother-teresa-03.jpg

[ddd]

french albanian german

Post a better picture, we'll see if you look Armenian or not

[dsarkasian]

Post a better picture, we'll see if you look Armenian or not
Her pic used to be on her avatar,she looks very Armenian. Apparently,sad_eyes just changed it.

[sad_eyes]

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/41f45fccz4d00eab6/sad_eyes_rr/__sr_/502dscd.jpg?pfe5BUEBAGjONqmt


You could just go to my profile on here:wave:

[Moldy Cheese]

Russian (mostly), German, Italian, French

[Anonymouse]

Russian (mostly), German, Italian, French

What about a Cardassian?

[Moldy Cheese]

Negative.

[ddd]

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/41f45fccz4d00eab6/sad_eyes_rr/__sr_/502dscd.jpg?pfe5BUEBAGjONqmt


You could just go to my profile on here:wave:

Not working

[sad_eyes]

just go to my profile on here. The pic is the same.

[VanillaNinja]

usually Italian...

[raffi007]

I've gotten french, italian, greek, lebanese and bosnian .... No one ever gets it on the first try though. my father is pure armenian and my mother is mainly lebanese.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/Raffi007/raffi7gc.jpg

Check out the tie!! I believe this was 1st grade.. hahaha

[dani87]

I've gotten french, italian, greek, lebanese and bosnian .... No one ever gets it on the first try though. my father is pure armenian and my mother is mainly lebanese.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42/Raffi007/raffi7gc.jpg

Check out the tie!! I believe this was 1st grade.. hahaha

ahla o sahla raffi:naughty: ...just wondered what you mean when you say that your mother is mainly lebanese... can you expand that a bit?

[raffi007]

ahla o sahla raffi:naughty: ...just wondered what you mean when you say that your mother is mainly lebanese... can you expand that a bit?


Certainly.. my mother is American born .. her father is from Lebanon. Her mother is french/english/big ol' euro mix but converted to Maronite when her parents married. I say "mainly" because even though she was mix euro/lebanese, she and the family recognized her father's side. When she married my father she then started attending Armenian Orthodox church rather than Maronite. My siblings and I were baptized and grew up in Armenian Church, we recognized my father's religion rather than my mother's maronite catholic side.. kind of complicated.

[dani87]

Certainly.. my mother is American born .. her father is from Lebanon. Her mother is french/english/big ol' euro mix but converted to Maronite when her parents married. I say "mainly" because even though she was mix euro/lebanese, she and the family recognized her father's side. When she married my father she then started attending Armenian Orthodox church rather than Maronite. My siblings and I were baptized and grew up in Armenian Church, we recognized my father's religion rather than my mother's maronite catholic side.. kind of complicated.

ok....

[TomServo]

Certainly.. my mother is American born .. her father is from Lebanon. Her mother is french/english/big ol' euro mix but converted to Maronite when her parents married. I say "mainly" because even though she was mix euro/lebanese, she and the family recognized her father's side. When she married my father she then started attending Armenian Orthodox church rather than Maronite. My siblings and I were baptized and grew up in Armenian Church, we recognized my father's religion rather than my mother's maronite catholic side.. kind of complicated.
There's an Armenian Apostolic church in St. Louis?

[Quarteria]

Who is this joke? Lucifer would smack the xxxx out of you for claiming to be his spawn.. you are nothing but a computer nerd looking to start trouble because you know REAL trouble can't track you. My advice to you would be, grow some nuts, go back to school, and quit claiming things you are not. will reap what you sew you bloody sand nigger.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAAAA!!!!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :D :D :D :D *hugs & high fives*:D

[parthiapride]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAAAA!!!!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :D :D :D :D *hugs & high fives*:D


Everytime this xxxxx laughs I can only shudder to think of the tremors.

[kkashian]

When my mother first met my dad, she thought that he was Native American. Not only did my dad have hair when they first met, but he had hair down to his but, and I guess that had something to do with my mom's assumption.
I'm so white that no one ever thinks that I'm Armenian; a lot of people assume that I'm Irish, because of my thick curly hair.

[kiNgSEvOfLA]

Mexican

[Heavy G]

I mostly get Mediterranean for the most part( Greek, Italian, etc) but if I was in a group of persians, certain types of Arabs, mediterraneas, I'd feel right at home...I think I can blend in with these populations

I got Native American once from this one girl

[chika]

I was born and raised here in California but have travelled to various other parts of the country and the world and not everyone that I've encountered were familiar with Armenians and who we are. With that being the case,I'm wondering what other ethnicity have some of you other Armenians been mistaken as? Personally,I've been confused most often as being Italian,Greek or Persian.

It's a shame really that not many know where our country is.
Once I was in a bar, this guy comes to me absolutely drunk, I could push him with a finger and he would appear on the ground. He asked me if i was Spanish and I said no I'm Armenian. He looked at me for a minute, "I thought oh not again, explain where Armenia is etc.. etc.. " but not!! He says oh really, the first Christian country in the world, I was shocked. He kept talking about Armenia, that Armenia has problems with Turkey etc I couldn't believe it. I asked him how did he know about Armenia,his answer was that he was too clever :laugh: He must have been coz people hardly know about Armenia here in England.

I've been asked if I'm Turkish, Persian, but mostly as Spanish...

[chika]

just go to my profile on here. The pic is the same.


You look very arabic to me, Are you from syria by any chance?

[theServant]

(in order of assumptions)

Lebanese
Turkish
Persian

[Jen]

Here everyone thinks I'm Irish, just because of the red hair...they don't even know that Ireland doesn't even have that many red heads...Belgium has definitely more...when they hear my accent, they guess I'm British (yuck...hate their accent) or German.

In Brazil, ppl thought I was American (they have this assumption that everyone here is tall and white) and in London I was told by a lot of ppl I look Polish (have no clue what they look like).

No one ever guessed I was Armenian...everytime I say my dad is Armenian they look at me surprised as if they knew how an Armenian look like (I had this guy who was hitting on me at the time, ask me in what part of Africa Armenia was located...AFRICA...tsk tsk...I obviously didn't even give him my phone number...)

[Fedayeen]

Muslim

because there are lots of idiots in Russia and America

If that counts

[alby]

Very interesting question.
I have never been recognized as Armenian because I am very white on the blondish side with blue eyes. I have always been mistaken for French, Irish or German, that is until I speak!

[Mireille]

Most of the times i get Spanish or Lebanese.

[spygrrl]

Italian, Greek, Spanish...they arent very creative...

[ArmenianKid]

Albanian
Greek
Persian
Russian

[Esther]

Mostly Italian and Spanish... there was one time when someone asked me if I was Indian...:confused: I think he watched too many Bollywood movies, because, seriously, I am really really pale with dark eyes and dark hair...

[sev_zeytun]

When I'm dark: Mexican or Middle Eastern
When I'm white: Romanian, American, Italian, Greek, Bulgarian,and Macedonian one time by a Macedonain immigrant on a cruise.

just a question: I spoke to this Slovanian immigrant and I told her that i was armenian and she automatically assumed that i spoke russian. Also happens with a lot of russian speaking people that i first meet. does this happen to you guys a lot?

[Crimson Glow]

Tie between Italian and Greek. I've been accused on several occasions of looking like a young Robert DeNiro. No one's heard of Armenians around here. Even Romanian, Albanian, etc is probably out of the realm of most of their knowledge.

[Էլիա]

Persian, Persian, Persian... How could someone mix me up with a Persian!? Must be because I have a dark tan.

[sergeyisanov]

If you are an Armenian living in Russia, especially in Moscow, paradoxically, people may think that you are a Chechen or an Azeri, and you may even be killed because of that reason.

[TomServo]

If you are an Armenian living in Russia, especially in Moscow, paradoxically, people may think that you are a Chechen or an Azeri, and you may even be killed because of that reason.
But it's okay if the people being killed are Chechens or Azeris? How did you feel during and after the Beslan hostage crisis? :mad:

Yeah, we all know about the Slavic scamps in Moscow (and elsewhere), whose most recent hobby has been attacking immigrants from the Caucasus. Why don't these troublemakers enroll at the state university instead of causing harm to others?

[skhara]

If you are an Armenian living in Russia, especially in Moscow, paradoxically, people may think that you are a Chechen or an Azeri, and you may even be killed because of that reason.

Are you russian? Just curious since thats what the name that you signed in with implies.

[skhara]

How did you feel during and after the Beslan hostage crisis? :mad:


Most of the Beslan victims weren't ethnic Russians, they were Ossetians.

[NightOwl]

I've been asked if I was Greek, Italian, Russian, Israeli, Hispanic, Albanian, British, and also Irish

[Lucin]

If you are an Armenian living in Russia, especially in Moscow, paradoxically, people may think that you are a Chechen or an Azeri, and you may even be killed because of that reason.


Aren’t Chechens more easily distinguishable if they are the targets? (However it does not justify anything)

Does the average Russian care about Armenians being killed?

I have met Russians and I’ve never had the impression that they dislike us. I met two of them last month (in a rug store), we were having a conversation and as soon as I said I was Armenian, he just started: what nice friends we have in this shytty region, you Armenians are my sisters and brothers and I was like :eek:

[Lucin]

Persian, Persian, Persian... How could someone mix me up with a Persian!? Must be because I have a dark tan.

Well, I have also been mistaken as a Persian but I have a white tan and black hair… So you can find both among them.

[Էլիա]

Aren’t Chechens more easily distinguishable if they are the targets? (However it does not justify anything)

Does the average Russian care about Armenians being killed?

I have met Russians and I’ve never had the impression that they dislike us. I met two of them last month (in a rug store), we were having a conversation and as soon as I said I was Armenian, he just started: what nice friends we have in this shytty region, you Armenians are my sisters and brothers and I was like :eek:
So Russians don't dislike Armenians, right? :confused:

[TomServo]

Most of the Beslan victims weren't ethnic Russians, they were Ossetians.
I was aware of that. What's a Russian anyway? Now the Cossacks from Kuban are considered to be Russians as well.

[tamara48]

circassian,arab,albanian

[skhara]

I was aware of that. What's a Russian anyway? Now the Cossacks from Kuban are considered to be Russians as well.

Well the question would be if some Russian couldn't care less what happens to "Caucasians", why would the said Russian give a crap about Ossetians?

What's a Russian? Russian speaking slav.

Kuban Cossacks are Russians, they certainly aren't a seperate ethnic group.

[TomServo]

Well the question would be if some Russian couldn't care less what happens to "Caucasians", why would the said Russian give a crap about Ossetians?

What's a Russian? Russian speaking slav.

Kuban Cossacks are Russians, they certainly aren't a seperate ethnic group.
How do you know the ethnic makeup of that school? The Ossetia region is something like 25% Russian so there's a good chance that there were some Russians in that school.

Anyway, it would be interesting if Fedayeen could tell us more about the racist Russian "schoolmates" he had to put up with.

[skhara]

I am not saying there weren't. I am pretty sure there were. There were also Armenian kids there too.

My family didn't really have many problems there, but I do hope that Armenians don't make themselves comfortable in Russia.

[MrLeftyHye]

Some people mistake me for white or mexican.

[sergeyisanov]

I am a Russian who has 1/4 Armenian blood, and who is living in Turkey for the time being!
Unfortunately racism is growing in Russia day by day. Those in Russia, who attack people with darker skin, don't care whether you are Armenian or Azeri or someone else. The only improtant factor for them is that you look like "Russian" or not...
By the way, about the question "who is Russian", I want to say that if a person feels himself Russian, then he is a Russian. The same is also applicable to other nationalities. There are thousands of people in Turkey who are ethnically Armenian, but they feel themselves Turkish, because they are muslim and they associate themselves with this nationality.

[Lucin]

So Russians don't dislike Armenians, right? :confused:

I’m not trying to generalize it; I just was talking about some Russians, whose behaviour just surprised me.

[Lucin]

What about J.ews? They don’t look Russian either but I haven’t heard about them being attacked.