Since loads of people thought I was asian

[Fuuma]

Since I've posted a WAYWT pic I've gotten a lot of feedback saying posters thought I was asian, I'm kinda curious why so I started this poll and thread. Feel free to post in here and explain why you thought so, this could prove interesting.

[evisu 2000]

you've been exposed, roundeye!

[Tisswat]

I thought you were the guy pictured in your avatar.

[ang_kangkong]

I dunno, the name sounded vaguely Asian...?

[designersheep]

I never thought you were asian... I am yet to meet any asian person who watches as many films as I do

[BTT]

Well I would assume most people over an internet board is Asian. Just think of the chances, theres 6.5 billion people in this world and roughtly 3 billion Asians. Now this is in the population of Asia alone and I would guesstimate there would be around couple million Asians in America. So the chances of you being Asian by us not knowing your identity -- is roughly 50%.

[designersheep]

^

you didn't take into account the fact that this is an English speaking forum

[BTT]

^

You didn't take in account, that the majority of Asian countries nowdays teaches English and have more rigirous required tutoring courses.

and theres always Google Translation.

So his 50% ratio drops to 30%, thats still pretty high.

[ayn]

Fuuma I never thought you were Asian... but that's prolly coz I know where you're from and from our PM exchanges...

[Tisswat]

Haha, that's an interesting analysis, BTT. Now take into account the number of people that do not have access to the internet. I think more research is needed.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

it was the userid, mainly.

[tangerine]

I never thought you were Asian (though I never really thought about it.) From the way you write I felt you are from somewhere in Europe - though again, this was more subconscious than something I thought about.

[sidneylo]

I'll just go on record by saying that to me, you're all fucking Asian. This thread, nor any other, will change that.

Hmmph!

[Fuuma]

Yeah my native tongue is french....As most of my more elaborate posts demonstrate, for better or worse, I'm totally immersed into this cartesian logic thing. BTW cheers to the 4 people who voted for:

"You slanty eyed bastard, all that expensive surgery doesn't fool me!!!"

Remember that charlie never forgets, we got you in 'Nam now we're taking over sufu!!!

My alias comes from a manga character that has no personnality of his own and reflects the (twisted) expectations of those he meets. I've been using it for a long time and it initially summed up my take on how most people acted on old chat rooms like IRC and 1st gen msg boards.

I think the asian-confusion is pretty interesting and shows how much we elaborate on a set of very faint clues a whole persona for people we interact with on chat rooms, completing the blanks, so to speak. I'm certainly not the most active poster in here and elsewhere so I can only assume how someone like DDML must live a thousand different lives in the mind of a multitude of posters.