Egyptians: What nationalities have you been mistaken for?

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tut ankh amoon

i was told alot that i look like german or russian ppl
as my hair is yellow browish .

Balsam

I am often mistaken to be Spanish.

atrak

obviously none, people doesn't want where Am I come from .. I'm a big guy who covered with tattoos and many scars ( even my face ) , they doesn't look at me directly ( except child's .. they look and ask freely, I love childs .. they are so honest and I show respect that )

at the east they thought I'm a Russian or Jew .. at the west they thought I'm a bad guy who release from state prison, yesterday. Rofl

.. once ( In states ) when I'm in a road side diner for cup of Coffee owner was calls state patrol,because my face and body .. after clarification he said "Sorry man, u looks like a demon who comes from hell" .. I can't blame him about that. bottom line ØªØ±ÙƒÙŠ Ù‡Ù†Ø§ , I'm not hell citizen... yet ( I'd guess )

I Am Jack's Wasted Life

Well.. in Egypt they always think I'm either American/Italian or Spanish..

In the USA they always thought I was Israeli/Lebanese or Latin or scandinavian!!

In India they always thought I was American or French!!

My friend says I look exactly like his ex girlfriend.. she's South African..!!

I'm mixed so yea maybe that's why.. I used to hate being mixed when I was a kid.. but now I like it.. I cant say what race I am.. always went with 'other' under RACE in any governmental forms I had to fill .. shows just how much classifying humans according to race is silly..

Tia

I'm Middle Eastern, and usually people get it right! I look Middle Eastern (which is great, cause we -middle eastern women- are the most gorgeous of all) :o)

1) Im half-Egyptian, half-Belgian, so most ppl when seeing me think i don't look Egyptian. Anyways...

While I was in Belgium, I've been mistaken for a Turk, by Turkish people.

Also here in Egypt, several times "Egyptian street people" tell me how are you, or whats ur name. which is really annoying since I am Egyptian.

ladyiulia

I am romanian living in Egypt and here people i think i am russian...and me i really hate russian cause are so cold people...and they are seeing just my face which is indeed white ..but really russian i dont want to be ! and some of the ppl didnt even know where is romania or if romania is indeed a country..and some of them joked about hagi and mutu ( the football players )

Chickita

I'm Egyptian .. someone told me i look Syrian

Sir SchÃ¶rdinger the 3rd

I was Mistaken for Italian and Indian and Greek and Israeli Greek is most likely because I have Greek roots hehe

I'm Egyptian, and I often get mistaken for being Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Brazilian, white, the list goes on and on.
But when they find out I am arabic or something they tell me I am either lebanese or syrian. Many of friends tell me i could be anything i want, but im proud to egyptian, i love egypt.

Rodiii..

italian
iranian

Moonrise

im Egyptian , but im always mistaken for American or British .

Adam

people mistake me for african american,,,indian,...but most people when they see me,,they say i look half white half black...

Soccer Darling

I'm not Egyptian, I'm Lebanses but my list is really weird and diverse. People have asked me if I was Italian, Greek, Israeli/Jewish, Mexican, German, French, Hawaiian, but the weirdest one was Ethiopian! It was weird b/c I don't even have dark skin, but then again, I don't think the person knew what Ethiopia was.

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a lot of ppl think i look spanish. many times ppl come up to me n start speaking to me in spanish

alijandroo .

Emirati citizen though I am Egyptian :)

~NS~

wow ! i was really going to ask this question soon :)
i've been mistaken for Egyptian, Emirati ,Cuban, Pakistani, Lebanese, and East Indian ( rightfully so ) :)
Love being mistaken for something else, it's fun to play along !

Egypt Surfer Dude ya NEGM :D

Mexican, "Iraqistani" (seriously, lol), Palestinian, Lebanese, and all the time CUBAN....my friends call me Castro, lol................... ;D

Ruby

syrian and sometimes mexican

Ricardo

I am not Egpytian but I have a friends who is. She says "Arabic (As in United Arab Emirate, Saudi Arabia etc" is her answer.

Radical Vampire

Am not Egyptian but i got the Nationalite.... But when I were in UAE "Born and raised up there ".. some thought of me from israel or Italy ....
And now In Egypt "After hijab"... They say that am Tunisian or Have a foreign blood in me ..lool
Actually ya Am half turkish and half moroccon ....
Funny to say that when somebody knew that ... he told me "WOW so you are half european" .... LOL actually i don't think in that way ....
But I Own 3 Nationalities .....
I also remember that once a girl told me "You are totally non egyptian and don't convince me that you are ... "
Another girl also told me am So close from Russian ... Also dunno why ?!!
Funny to say to that am so close to ma mum in Everything ...
Ma mum is the turkish one and Dad is the moroccon one ....
But for all ma siblings .. people thought'em as from UK or USA cause their hair(s) are boldish brownish ....

Molly G

i went to egypt and all the men thought i was 17 when i was 14 and they all thought i was from Malibu!

Saudi Hotgirl [Back-up]

Yes it happens to be all the time.If they know I am Arab they usually say I am from Lebanon, few times Moroccan and Algerian.
If I don't let them know I am Arab most common guess is Turkey, some times Iran too most guesses are from Mediterranean countries.
Once somebody said I was Russian, I thought that was weird I don't really look like them.

Ps nobody thinks I am from SA or even gulf, they always say I am lying usually have a hard time convincing them.

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