does characteristics sometimes tell your nationality?

Question

sometimes you see white kids acting so-called black or dressing in a hip-hop fashion, that's easy to tell.
but what if i saw this kid that has black characteristics and sort of looks black, has a name like darius but he may be hispanic. do you follow what i'm saying? who cares but if i cannot ask his parents, i'm just curious as to what nationality he may be.
a name does not tell you anything.
you know there are certain ways people of different color carries themselves or sometimes the way they talk or pronounce certain words.
i know there a hispanics with african blood in them and some grow up around blacks. maybe he has a black parent.
please only serious answers and no who cares or why this why that or asking me something because i am curious.

I cannot ask because he is in the movies.

Answer 1

is it really that important what nationality he is?

Answer 2

Characteristics can definitely tell you about a person's nationality, but with interracial marriages and environment, some characteristics can change or be added. Sometimes it's very difficult to tell. Sometimes the parents may not be interracial, but maybe grandparents or great grandparents would be. In that case, some characteristics can come out in future generations that may not be that particular ethnicity. A lot of times, if you're curious enough, you just have to ask. Just try to do it in a way that's not offensive.

Answer 3

I just HAVE to answer this because my son's name is Darius. We are Asian. Darius is actually a Greek name. My husband is also Asian but has a French name, but when people ask me what his name is and he is not with me they also assume he is black. It is too funny! It just depends how people were raised. I was raised "American", whilst my husband was raised traditional Chinese. However, I really do not see that much of a difference in he and I even though he was raised in a totally different country. We have friends of all colours and we all pretty much act the same.

Answer 4

Well i will talk about my nation, am from Jordan (middle east)and a lot of guys and girls here are trying to look, act , and talk like hmmm lets say Americans but in the min u see them u will tell they r not,not coz how they look like but coz of their characters their action and reaction on some stuff, so yes who u r is who u r and ur actions defiantly will tell where r u from
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Answer 5

I understand what you are saying. My aunt is dating a man who has characteristics that make his nationality hard to pin down. I don't care, but like you I am curious.

I think the only way we are going to both know for sure is to ask them outright. They might take it as none of our business, but if they aren't ashamed of what they are what difference does it make to them?

Good luck.