Up until I started working, I didn’t really encounter that question. When I did start working, people started asking me that question.
Them: Where are you from?
Me: Canada.
Them: Where are your grandparents from?
Me: Canada.
Them: Ok, where are your great grandparents from?
Me: Canada.
It’s irritating sometimes. I just want to exist, do my job and go home, like anyone else. Once is ok, twice is odd, three times is weird, and the fourth time is a pattern.
The only accent that I might have would probably be from Newfoundland, Canada, as I grew up with a lot of people from there. I also talk too fast sometimes.
Have you had similar experiences, and if so, how did you handle it? Can fast speech patterns cause this? Why do random people care so much?
“Why do you ask?”
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“Why do you feel entitled to an answer?”
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They’ll figure it out.
Random people care because they were taught to care. Scared people see anyone who looks different as a threat. It starts there.
Thank you, I might try that if it comes up again
Good luck, truly. I can only imagine how awkward it feels.