Am I African?
Born and raised in South Carolina, I think I am about as American/Southern as they come, but perhaps I am wrong. Here in India, we have been amazed at the sheer amount of people who do not believe that I am American. In fact, some have been bold enough to just assume I'm from Africa, despite my American claim. The funniest experience was when we decided to hand out with some of our Indian friends at this bar called DeeTee. This bar is pitch black on the inside with very booming music to the level that talking/hearing is difficult. Michele and I were in the bathroom and of course, when we started to converse, the native Indians took notice. This guy preceded to ask us where we from, and I answered first saying, "I'm American." He started laughing. He said, "Come on man really.... You're from Africa right?" Uh no.... My word wasn't good enough so he turned to Michele to catch me in a lie. To which she also responded, "I promise he's American. Lol." We just started laughing. I am sure that at one point my ancestry pointed to the Motherland that is Africa, but neither my accent nor my birth certificate validate Africa as my canal into the world. Sorry folks. Haha.
