After two or three South Africans mis-identified me as Chinese, I concluded that it was contextual. There aren’t many Filipinos in South Africa. But there are many Chinese. So South Africans are quick to conclude that Orientals they meet are likely to be Chinese.
It was a bit expected for South Africans to mis-identify me as Chinese. But it was really funny when Chinese would speak to me in Chinese! The South Africans think I’m Chinese, the Chinese think I’m Chinese! 
Tomorrow: Napag-kamalan 3 - Amerikano?!
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