I love being Pacific Islander because NOBODY ever guesses my ethnicity right like ever
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Replying to @sha_merirei
Seriously! My #1 is "Are u Filipino?" from other Islanders. Um no, but you got the general vicinity right.
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Replying to @Lani4Pasifika
I’ve had islanders from all over just launch into conversations with me in their native languages. It’s confusing, heartwarming, kinda upsetting, but understandable all at once.
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Replying to @sha_merirei
Oh I love that! I would feel the same exact way. I don't mind being mistaken but it's funny when people guess >3 guesses and I'm just like "do u give up yet??"
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Replying to @Lani4Pasifika
It’s esp cute when they’re elders! I mostly get upset when I finally do the big reveal “No, I’m Micronesian,” and they clutch their pearls so fast.
Thankfully not all of them, and I’ve even had ones who had excellent questions about the greater Micronesian Region after...1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
It's a for-sure conversation starter. Because then you gotta give em the low down on geography and economy and omg let's not go into the history and before you know it you're blocking traffic lol
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