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]

Re: What other ethnicity have you been mistaken as?

Hispanic.

[Anonymouse]

Re: What other ethnicity have you been mistaken as?

Italian, British, Russian and Cardassian!

[dsarkasian]

Re: What other ethnicity have you been mistaken as?

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]

Re: What other ethnicity have you been mistaken as?

xxxish!

[Hate_Sheep]

Re: What other ethnicity have you been mistaken as?

Usually hispanic.

[TomServo]

Re: What other ethnicity have you been mistaken as?

Usually Vietnamese.

[TomServo]

Re: What other ethnicity have you been mistaken as?

[CrotchRocket]

Re: What other ethnicity have you been mistaken as?

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]

Re: What other ethnicity have you been mistaken as?

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.