Originally Posted by Takae:
“When people use the old "Where were you born?" tactic to find out your ethnicity. This happened last night:
Guest: Where were you born?
Me: London.
Guest: Nice. Where were your parents born?
Me: London.
Guest: I see. And your grandparents?
Me: London.
Guest (looks confused): Both sets?
Me: Yes.
Guest: And your great-grandparents?
Me: London except for my great-grandmother. She was born in Japan--
Guest: Ah! I knew there was something exotic about you. So. (pause) You're Japanese, then?
Argh! Why don't people just come out and ask?”

You've just reminded me of our sales director digging himself into an embarrassing hole at an Indian restaurant. Trying to prove his point that most "Indian" food in the UK is more Bangladesh than "proper India"
HIM : Where are you from?
WAITER: I'm from Bury.
HIM : What about your father?
WAITER: He is also from Bury.
HIM : I mean your grandfather father?
WAITER: Ahh, he's a Bradford lad, bloomin foreigner.