Armenians are Europeans ( and white ) !

[Anonymouse]

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The last peoples' opinions I'd care about are that of the Negro. But it's quite amusing with the 'tan' reference.

[dsarkasian]

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Question:
What color are Armenians according to American negros?

I've been called the following two colors by a couple of American negros:

"White" and "Tan".

The answer to that question would depend on the persons involved and the circumstances. Being in a comfortable setting with descent black people,you'd probably be treated as a respectable white/tan person. However,being out of your car in a bad "hood" like South Central LA,you'd probably get your white/tan axx capped fast.

[skhara]

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white/tan

[Կարմիր Բ]

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The reason that there is a confusion among the Armenians on whether we are Europeans, Asians or Middle Easterns stems from the fact that our people have spread and scatered in different places and have come under the influence of different cultures.

Obviously as we have observed from this very thread, there are armenians who feel that they fit better in the ''middle eastern culture'' whilst some other in the European one.

Generalizations will disturb the unity of our nation.

[Anonymouse]

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Generalizations will disturb the unity of our nation.

So will Red politics.

[Vlad_Arm]

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Cough Cough... My first post here. Hope to hang around for a while guys...


Whenever I need to indicate my ethnicity it's "Caucasian White". Yea I am not the whitest thing in the world but it doesn't matter. Skin color of Armenians depends on geographic area they have been living in. Alomst 90% of armenians are white like snow when they are kids...
Yes, I'd say just by ethnic means one can say that Armenians are Europens, but not mentally.

[imhye]

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Whenever I need to indicate my ethnicity it's "Caucasian White". Yea I am not the whitest thing in the world but it doesn't matter. Skin color of Armenians depends on geographic area they have been living in. Alomst 90% of armenians are white like snow when they are kids...
Yes, I'd say just by ethnic means one can say that Armenians are Europens, but not mentally.

Why don't say you are Armenian when asked your ethnicity? If someone asks an African what his ethnicity is, is he going to say "Hello, I am a Black Negro"


Edit: Oh you said "indicate my ethnicity" I guess you mean on forms, I read incorrectly I thought you said when asked by someone. Yeah, Caucasian or White is most appropriate..... usually other options include Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black.

[Vlad_Arm]

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Why don't say you are Armenian when asked your ethnicity? If someone asks an African what his ethnicity is, is he going to say "Hello, I am a Black Negro"


Edit: Oh you said "indicate my ethnicity" I guess you mean on forms, I read incorrectly I thought you said when asked by someone. Yeah, Caucasian or White is most appropriate..... usually other options include Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black.

I said "Whenever I need to indicate my ethnicity".

I say armenian when it's about my "Nationality", though some people will confuse nationality with citizenship (well maybe that's the way the English sounds).

[imhye]

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Hmm I've always thought nationality is your citizenship. I was born in the U.S. to Armenan parents, so my nationality is American, but my ethnicity/origin is Armenian.

I suppose that would mean those who were born in Armenia or are naturalized Armenian citizens can say their nationality is Armenian.

Then again I'm no language expert...

[ABC]

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I've been curious about that too. I'm a US citizen, but when asked about my nationality, I tell people I'm Armenian. But per the definition below, the word nationality can mean both ethnic group and citizenship. No wonder we are confused!

nationality
One entry found for nationality.


Main Entry: na·tion·al·i·ty
Pronunciation: "na-sh&-'na-l&-tE, "nash-'na-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
1 : national character
2 : NATIONALISM
3 a : national status; specifically : a legal relationship involving allegiance on the part of an individual and usually protection on the part of the state b : membership in a particular nation
4 : political independence or existence as a separate nation
5 a : a people having a common origin, tradition, and language and capable of forming or actually constituting a nation-state b : an ethnic group constituting one element of a larger unit (as a nation )