Re: If you’re not Indian yet keep being asked if you’re from India
strawberry, my wife is in the opposite boat as you - she gets all the elderly mexican women at the bus stops, workers at car washes, etc talk to her in spanish, and when she replies she doesnt speak the language they think she is just being snooty. here in socal, mexicans come in all kinds of shapes - from the “pinche indio”, “tienes nopal en la frente”, to the fake(?) rubias etc. in my extremely scientific observation, the fat desis and fat mexicans look way different. once you are in shape, wear generic western clothes, typical ironed out hair, caked on the foundation - there’s some serious overlap to the untrained eye. just ask christopher columbus.
@ Queer Haha not just Mexicans, hispanics come in all colors & sizes. Most are mestizos but you do see some Amerindians and white. That is funny though.