Yes.Miscommunication maybe?
"But where are you really from" is a thing racists often say to people who they think don't look like they belong here.
"Hackney" is not an answer they like.
If you are white, I'll wager nobody has ever said it to you.
Yes.
Lady in waiting meant
"oh my god you're one of those foreigners. I find that remarkable, so you must tell me all about your ancestry until I am satisfied, because I am entitled to know".
I hope someone was communicated to Lady SH
" you're a disgusting piece of sh1t so off you f*ck".
Take her "Title" off her.
I get asked it all the time, that and why are you so brown? On a scale of racism from 1-10 I'd call it a 1. However, it's one thing to ask someone who looks a bit Mediterranean its another to ask someone who is clearly not.
When I was in South Africa, I was often mistaken for an American. When I’ve been in America, I was often mistaken for an Australian. I wasn’t offended.If you are white, I'll wager nobody has ever said it to you.
Do any black (or Asian or white non-English) people born in England celebrate where they "are from", or have they cut off all ties with their ancestral homeland?
When I was in South Africa, I was often mistaken for an American. When I’ve been in America, I was often mistaken for an Australian. I wasn’t offended.
During my apprenticeship, o fitted a brake switch on a car while the customer waited. It stopped working the following day. The customer came back and when asked who fitted it, he pointed to me covered in grease and with Curley hair and said "That black kid". Again, I wasn’t offended, I was amused.