what are you?

Census, I give them what they want. Polls, I can be arbitrary. I haven't answered a phone poll in many years.

I just got a local political poll call, fine, I don't mind polls re local issues. at the end of the poll (mostly concern such issues as transportation, education, health care etc came this question;
do you consider yourself white/hispanic/african-american/native-american/asian. I answered saying "none of the above-I'm an american" he said "so your answer is "other" NO I said my answer is not "other" my answer is AMERICAN and I expected you to write on your poll form "AMERICAN" he hung up. I'm guess most americans here on a2k would and answered differently than I did but that's just my opinion.

When I ran a psychiatric program, my staff had to write case notes. They were supposed to end the note with their signature and title and college degree, ie: R.N., B.A.

There was one young guy who was really a trip. He was one of best and most conscientious people with whom I have ever had the pleasure to work. He had one quirk, though. He insisted on signing his case notes, "John Doe, Case Manager, M.H.R."

When I first saw it I asked him about the M.H.R. He quickly replied, "Member of the Human Race". I wished that I had more people like him, even though I made him change his title (we could have been audited by the state, and that would never do! )

White British · White Irish · Other White
Mixed White and Black Caribbean · White and Black African ·
White and Asian · Other Mixed Asian or Asian British Indian · Pakistani · Bangladeshi · Other Asian
Black or Black British Caribbean · African · Other Black
Chinese or Other Ethnic Group Chinese · Other

Depending on your source, my town is roughly 1/3 anglo, 1/3 American Indian, and 1/3 Hispanic. A different source will show 1/3 American Indian and 2/3 white.

How come they never put "European origin" down?