What defines National Identity

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I was born in the UK as were my parents. No one has ever asked me where I come from. There are many British people however who are asked this question. They are people who have emigrated to the UK, even been born here and yet that question is one they are familiar with. The reason they are asked is because something is different about them. It may be their colour, their background, their culture, their accents or something else. The question may be merely one of curiosity but it has the effect of saying to someone that they don't quite belong. It may even be racism. Let's not pretend it doesn't exist. I have close friends who have experienced this and I know it is hurtful. It makes them feel that once an immigrant always an immigrant. Have you had this experience? I imagine that it does not apply to a country like the USA which is composed of people from all over the world with unusual surnames.