Lucy: One of the volunteers at our school is Canadian.
Me: Oh really? How do you know that?
Lucy: Because she has brownish-white skin and eyes that look more like lines than circles.
Me: Lucy, do you mean Canadian? Or Asian?
Lucy: I mean Canadian! Like Liza Ann's mommy and Maddie's mommy!
Me: I think you mean Korean.
Lucy: Oh yeah, Korean.
Me: Oh really? How do you know that?
Lucy: Because she has brownish-white skin and eyes that look more like lines than circles.
Me: Lucy, do you mean Canadian? Or Asian?
Lucy: I mean Canadian! Like Liza Ann's mommy and Maddie's mommy!
Me: I think you mean Korean.
Lucy: Oh yeah, Korean.
So, to my Korean-American friends, next time someone asks you where you're from, just say, "Canada." I'm guessing most Americans have about the same level of cultural and geographic awareness as Lucy does.
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