Do I Look Middle Eastern?

In my previous post, I mentioned that people are surprised when I tell them that I lived in Hawaii all my life!

In most cases, people assume that I'm from California or Mexico. Hey, I have to admit, most Mexicans I know in Hawaii are either from the mainland U.S. or Mexico.

But some have also said that I look like I'm from the Middle East.

Some kids asked if I was from Iraq or Afghanistan. Other people thought I was from Pakistan or India.

That is hilarious, since none of my family is Middle Eastern, and my knowledge of Middle Eastern cultures is very limited. I haven't met many Middle Eastern people. Also, I have never visited the Middle East!

I have written some stuff saying that the US needs to be tough on Islamic terrorists. But that doesn't mean I'm against people from the Middle East.

Some of my ancestors were from Spain and Portugal. Those 2 European countries were conquered by the Moors during the 700s. The Moors who were Arab Muslims from North Africa.

However, the Moors were kicked out Spain and Portugal during the 1400s.

For more info on that, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors

So it is possible I have Moorish genes coming from my Spanish and Portuguese ancestry. But it's extremely unlikely that I'd have Iraqi, Pakistani or Afghan blood in me. NOT like there's anything wrong with that :)