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For those that are in my world-wide audience that don't know me personally, or have not looked closely at my profile photograph, I'll share something with you.
I have dark skin... And in the summer, it gets very dark. I am part Italian, and appearance wise, the Italian part prevails. I have been mistaken for being Hispanic, Black, Cajun, Asian, and Middle Eastern, but never Swedish. That said, I was born in America to parents that were also born in America.
Every now and then, I travel through Arizona, but I don't fear being harassed by the local police there. Yeah sure, I could be stopped for speeding. But I'll have a valid driver's license, I'll be sober, and there will be no people stuffed in the trunk that scramle away like cockroaches as soon as the gate is released.
So, I have faith that the Arizona cops won't even bother to ask me if I am an American citizen. But if they do, I won't mind. I'll just say, "No. No. No. It ain't me Babe. It ain't me you're looking for, Babe."
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you, at least can claim american citizenship easily. i, and only i, on the other hand, am the only one in your family that was born on foreign soil. thus, i personally have had my share of, "prove it" conversations with the american guberment. once on the border of texas, i was questioned further, with, "and how did you gain your citizenship?" when i answered their "where were you born?" question. another time the canadians delayed my re-entry to the USA when I advised them of my country of birth and had no passport with me (not required in those days, btw). i must say that in both cases, i was treated respectfully. but then i don't have your dark skin and slinky black eyes.
ReplyDeleteIf you DO get stopped, you WILL be able to prove all you said, however, will you know what day of the week it is and the date? Just wondering. Bec B
ReplyDeleteYou're pretty smart to catch that Bec. Actually, I scheduled it to publish on the 15th, but it did it a day early for some reason.
ReplyDeleteslinky black eyes, tsk tsk
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