![[dr. bob]](/dr-bob-sm.gif)
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.orgShown: posts 1 to 11 of 11. This is the beginning of the thread.
Posted by bookgurl99 on June 27, 2002, at 23:46:15
Hey, out of curiosity, and with good intent, what is everyone's ethnicity?
I'm asking because I realized I tend to visualize everyone on the board as white unless told otherwise. And I realized this is ridiculous considering that I'm only half white, my gf is asian, and there are numerous races than white in the world.
So, me? My mom is from Puerto Rico, my Dad's from the U.S. -- a blend of English, Irish, Norwegian, Frenhc. Mom won out influence-wise; I know it's a stereotype, but I'm passionate and hot-blooded, have dark hair and use my hands when I talk. (I also wear thick glasses, have a short haircut, and tend to blink a lot. But girls think I'm cute anyways. :D )
Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Posted by tabitha on June 28, 2002, at 1:10:12
In reply to Ethnicity question, posted by bookgurl99 on June 27, 2002, at 23:46:15
I'm of unknown european descent, or as I like to call it, "white trash".My coloring makes people assume I'm of Irish descent (pale freckled skin, reddish hair). I'm too pale to live at this So Cal latitude, that's for sure. Too much sun, not enough ozone layer.
Posted by beardedlady on June 28, 2002, at 8:14:32
In reply to Ethnicity question, posted by bookgurl99 on June 27, 2002, at 23:46:15
I am Jewish--Hungarian and maybe Russian. But my skin is darkish, and I usually look Italian (same thing as Jewish)--at least when my hair's not faux blonde-ish.
Still, we're all a brown of some description, even if it's more like the pale tan of raw sugar or the deep brown of dark chocolate.
beardy
Posted by JonW on June 28, 2002, at 12:09:45
In reply to Ethnicity question, posted by bookgurl99 on June 27, 2002, at 23:46:15
Posted by IsoM on June 28, 2002, at 12:09:54
In reply to We are ALL various shades of brown., posted by beardedlady on June 28, 2002, at 8:14:32
I wish I was a soft golden or brown shade, but not me. If I tan, it looks more reddish & will fade in a day or two so I've never bothered trying. Now that I'm older, my light coloured skin looks less a smooth colour but veins & slight mottling shows up easier (not quite so hideous as it sounds). I like to make people laugh & just tell them I'm fish-belly white.
I'm a Austrian-Hungarian ancestory with black hair, very blue eyes, & pale skin with florid undertones when I'm warm (which is always). Would you believe a customer at work asked if I was Persian? With blue eyes yet? Like bookgurl, my hands are all over the place when I'm talking & I can be very intense when I'm excited about something (which is most of the times). Lots of times, I need to be gagged when I get going about things I love.
Posted by IsoM on June 28, 2002, at 12:16:32
In reply to I'm a hamster. (nm), posted by JonW on June 28, 2002, at 12:09:45
So do you mean you're soft, small, & cuddly? Or that you're so hairy that you could be said to have a 'pelt'? ;-)
Posted by JonW on June 29, 2002, at 4:49:09
In reply to Re: I'm a hamster. » JonW, posted by IsoM on June 28, 2002, at 12:16:32
I'm soft, small, & cuddly and my cheeks are always full of graham crackers :)
Posted by IsoM on June 29, 2002, at 14:24:42
In reply to Re: I'm a hamster. » JonW, posted by JonW on June 29, 2002, at 4:49:09
Posted by SandraDee on June 29, 2002, at 19:46:46
In reply to Re: Ethnicity question, posted by tabitha on June 28, 2002, at 1:10:12
I'm pretty white... A bit of Irish and Scottish but a tad Indian (though you really don't see that in me).
Tabitha-I was born/raised in California (Ventura area) what part are ya from? :)
Posted by tabitha on June 30, 2002, at 17:39:05
In reply to Whitey, posted by SandraDee on June 29, 2002, at 19:46:46
I was born & raised in Indiana, moved to San Diego in '87. Starting to feel like a native.
Posted by SandraDee on June 30, 2002, at 22:20:20
In reply to Re: Whitey » SandraDee, posted by tabitha on June 30, 2002, at 17:39:05
I'm uprooted from being born/raised there to living in a small town where ya mow yer own grass and get wood for the wood stove and cold winters. TOTALLY against my grain of California. I'm from the Ventura area, but still have family in LA.
This is the end of the thread.
Psycho-Babble Social | Extras | FAQ
Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD,
bob@dr-bob.org
Script revised: February 4, 2008
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/cgi-bin/pb/mget.pl
Copyright 2006-17 Robert Hsiung.
Owned and operated by Dr. Bob LLC and not the University of Chicago.