I work in Australia, have been living there for 10 years with citizenship and have a slight Hungarian accent.
The question that ruins my mood instantly is where am i from. I firstly believe it is just about as rude and forward as asking someone how old they are.
Secondly these were the only answers to that:
-Oh you from Hungary? are you hungry? HAHAHAHA
-Is that still part of Austria? In what part of your identity do you feel austrian?
-Thats near Russia right? -for the rest of the conversation he proceeds to associate me with everything russian and attempt to speak russian to me etc-
The last one is what bothers me the most. when i hear the question i almost want to run the other way.
it seems to people here russian and hungarian are the same thing when its a big insult really. its like talking in chinese to a japanese person.
There hasnt been a day when i havent gotten asked this and a stupid response delivered straight away.
Why do people need to know where im from???



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