 Do you ever lie about your citizenship? |
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| If so, who do you lie to and why? Originally part of "Danish girl going solo to Turkey and Syria" 25 Replies: « back 1 2 next » |  Mell Mell Post Count: 15001 Msg: #1 19 weeks ago, August 10th 2009 | Quotes from a discussion about travelling in Turkey and Syria. |  Other than the times you have to show your passport, you should tell people you are Swedish, Norwegian, or German just to be careful. Quote from AHeneen It's funny. As an Israeli I never thought Danish citizens would have problems anywhere :)Qutoe from yoavbo In some countries, I tell people I am from whichever European country they seem most familiar with, unless they speak quite well in English. When I was in Kyrgyzstan France and Germany seemed to be those countries. Maybe Sweden, Norway and Germany are the well known ones in Syria. Saying I am from Ireland, too often is responded to with ''so you are English then''. Too annoying to ignore and too complicated to discuss with a person who hardly speaks any English. I've heard that Americans sometimes say they are Canadian, to avoid getting the rap for all negative politics the US was involved in.  Dymphna Lee Ann Post Count: 464 Msg: #2 19 weeks ago, August 10th 2009 | Oh I can hear the ire when they say you are English from here LOL. | Mell Mell Post Count: 15001 Msg: #3 19 weeks ago, August 11th 2009 | If people have enough information to realise why a person from Ireland might be English, then I have to wonder how they have escaped having the information to realise that I am probably not. | Also, there are weird incidents such as the guy who made machine gun shooting signs and said that this is what we do in Ireland. Nonsense!, but way too difficult to explain why to somebody who does not speak much English. Anyway, back to the topic. Anyone else lie about their nationality? [Edited: 08:02 - Mell ] RakhiChowdhary Rakhi Chowdhary Post Count: 1 Msg: #4 19 weeks ago, August 11th 2009 | No, I have never lied about my citizenship, I feel there is nothing to hide. Infact I feel proud of being what I am. I fully agree that it is too annoying to ignore and too complicated to discuss with a person who hardly speaks any English. Communication channel can be estabished between two only when two people speak same language and understand each other. | <snip> [Edited: 10:43 - Mell ] Dymphna Lee Ann Post Count: 464 Msg: #5 19 weeks ago, August 11th 2009 | I am a bit of a radical about my nationality. Unless in a joke - I would never deny my nationality. | Mell Mell Post Count: 15001 Msg: #6 19 weeks ago, August 11th 2009 | Unless in a joke - I would never deny my nationality.When you joke, which country do you say you are from? I dont so much deny my nationality, as not bother to correct inaccurate guesses. Dymphna Lee Ann Post Count: 464 Msg: #7 19 weeks ago, August 11th 2009 | It would depend upon the joke. I am a bit of a brat and love to pull on people's chain to get a reaction. What ever would get them the best. LOL |  kassartours Mazen Kassar Post Count: 4 Msg: #8 13 weeks ago, September 23rd 2009 | NO I NEVER DID IT | I AM SYRIAN AND PROUD TO BE SYRIAN Mell Mell Post Count: 15001 Msg: #9 13 weeks ago, September 23rd 2009 | Which countries have you travelled in, Mazen? | kassartours Mazen Kassar Post Count: 4 Msg: #10 13 weeks ago, September 23rd 2009 | good morning Mell | i was to. EYGPT, IRAN, SAUDIA ARABIA , TURKEY, GREECE, CYPRUS, KUWAIT, LEBANON, JORDAN. Mell Mell Post Count: 15001 Msg: #11 13 weeks ago, September 23rd 2009 | Good morning. :) | What if you were in a country where people judge you or discriminate against you, because of what your government does or because of your citizenship, then would you lie about your citizenship to make things a bit easier for yourself? monnyforever Monica Jarrel Post Count: 4 Msg: #12 9 weeks ago, October 21st 2009 | I have never lied about my nationality, but then again I don't come from a complicated country or a country with a bad repuatation. But it does make sense to me that travelers would do this, especially travelers from countries that have strong negative stereotypes. If it's going to get locals to respect and appreciate you more, then I don't see why not to do it! It's difficult for people to realize that not all people from a certain country fit with the stereotype |  Patricia Morrise Patricia Morrise Post Count: 18 Msg: #13 7 weeks ago, November 9th 2009 | I never lie about my citizenship. Anyways why people wants to hide their citizenship? Is that a big deal? | KatieC KatieC Post Count: 13 Msg: #14 7 weeks ago, November 9th 2009 | I've never lied about my citizenship, but I sometimes have to explain that Canada is not the United States. This last trip I had people shouting "Obama" at me! I've also heard that some Americans say they're Canadian but I've never known one who did. | Mell Mell Post Count: 15001 Msg: #15 7 weeks ago, November 9th 2009 | Anyways why people wants to hide their citizenship? Is that a big deal? It can be, if you come from a politically complicated country. I've also heard that some Americans say they're Canadian but I've never known one who did.Because it is harder to fool you, than it is to fool, those who are less familiar with N. American accents? Dymphna Lee Ann Post Count: 464 Msg: #16 6 weeks ago, November 9th 2009 | I have a strange accent, cause I was raised on the reservation. And I slip into it quite a bit. LOL |  ElAustraliano Paul Morrison Post Count: 211 Msg: #17 4 weeks ago, November 23rd 2009 | Im a proud Australian and in a couple of years I will be a proud Colombian aswell |  travelingangela angela Post Count: 27 Msg: #18 4 weeks ago, November 26th 2009 | I'm a proud Filipina :) Filipina American actually. but whatever. I never lie about my citizenship...Sometimes I joke around tell people I'm from Kenya, Africa..they don't buy it tho lol. |  AnnaAdventuring Anna Louise Post Count: 118 Msg: #19 4 weeks ago, November 29th 2009 | No, but I have been mistaken for many other nationalities. I did have a case when I was travelling in India with my sister and lots of people kept coming up to talk to our guide. When we asked him what they were saying he said they thought we looked very Indian and wanted to know where we were from.... so he told them we were Pakistani. Apparently he found this hilarious! |  generationk Gen Post Count: 57 Msg: #20 4 weeks ago, November 29th 2009 | I identify myself as American but I have dual citizenship with Japan. I always tell people I'm American. | However, I sometimes tell people I'm Japanese and whip out my Japanese passport and pretend to be a tourist just to see shocked reactions...this is usually done in small-town America/Canada...like Middle of Nowhere, Oklahoma or something. 25 Replies: « back 1 2 next » | Number of Users: 13 | Number of Posts: 25 25 Replies: « back 1 2 next » | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
