By riyaap13 - 23/02/2016 20:30 - United States - Gadsden

Today, while I was shopping, a girl walked past me and said, "Hola!" I'm Indian. FML
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riyaap13 17

Hey everyone, OP here! I just wanted to take this opportunity to explain a few things: 1) I am a female (not that it matters), and I am "India Indian" haha. 2) The reason why I was so offended by it was because she said it in almost a mocking tone. I also didn't like that she took one look at me and assumed that I was Mexican (not that there's anything wrong with being Mexican). I just don't believe in classifying people by how they look and automatically assuming they're a part of a certain ethnicity. 3) I have been taking Spanish for 3-4 years, so I can speak Spanish quite well. And I'm also so glad this got posted :)

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emeraldisle 30

She was just being friendly. Just because you're Indian doesn't mean you can't speak Spanish.

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droid1126 25

^Believe it or not, not all Americans think like that. OP, there are some rude and ignorant people out there. Let's all just hope that she is the only one you'll have to deal with for a long time.

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StarOfDoom 26

Some people are ignorant ***** OP. Sorry for that :/

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Shamanskinator 15

...so when I say "hello" to someone I'm assuming they're English?

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riyaap13 17

I'm sorry, but I actually found this comment kinda funny haha!

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thatguy240 27

Are you sure she was talking to you?, don't always make assumptions.

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emeraldisle 30

She was just being friendly. Just because you're Indian doesn't mean you can't speak Spanish.

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IntoTheClouds 42

And the other person wasn't Spanish-speaking?

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khaoticpanda 28

Maybe I'm in the minority thinking this but mistakes happen. We don't know what you look like, and how obvious it would have been for her to tell. She was just trying to be polite I'm sure.

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Soninuva 41

I really wish we could up-vote moderators' comments.

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Soninuva 41

Alas, I am practically broke! My hearty praise shall have to suffice.

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gracehi 31

People sometimes assume I speak Spanish. I don't. I'm of Portuguese descent so I'm a shade darker than most "white" people. No one's ever assumed I speak Portuguese, but that's okay because I don't speak Portuguese either. I don't think this is something worth getting upset about, personally.

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