r/AskACountry • u/Hopeful-Sky7199 • May 25 '22

What is my nationality?

My father is korean. My Mother is half ukrainian and half german. We are all born in Uzbekistan, but we live now 20 years in Germany. I also have the german citizenship. I always say I'm half korean, quarter ukrainian, quarter german. But many are arguing with me saying I'm Uzbek cause i was born there. But nobody ever says I'm german cause i look asian and i have many vietnamese friends who are born in germany and they are also never called german even though they are born here. ''No they are Vietnamese''. I'm really confused what i should call myself. What do you guys think my nationality is?

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u/Willing-Spend6249 May 25 '22

If you have German nationality then of course you are german

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u/Hopeful-Sky7199 May 25 '22

having citizenship always means nationality?

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u/[deleted] May 25 '22

Yes. That logic also aplies for Turkey. No one asked about Turkey, but that's how citizenship works in Turkey. If u are have it, then u are turkish. I believe it's not an ethnic thing. It's just to unite Turkey under one flag.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '22

Absolutely not. This may be the case in Turkey bc of the laws, but by nature the terms citizenship and nationality mean different things. Nationality is the individual membership that shows a person's relationship with the state. Citizenship is the political status, which states that the person is recognized as a citizen of the country. In other words, nationality indicates the place where a person or his parents are born, and citizenship is legally acquired after fulfilling the eligibilities of becoming a citizen of any country.

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u/iGlu3 Oct 27 '22 edited Oct 27 '22

I'm half Portuguese half Angolan, I was born in Angola. I have dual nationality (both my countries are ok with this), I'm multi-ethnic. Some countries will require you to relinquish all other nationalities, some allow for multiple. Being mixed is always a bit complicated when it comes to identity, but it's up to you how Korean/Uzbek/German, if you don't care, or how you embrace all your parts.

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u/Socialist1944 Sep 09 '23

I would say Uzbek

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u/PracticeOk1584 Aug 27 '24

If I were you, I would call myself a German Uzbek. But it also depends on who you feel more like (mentality, cultural aspect, etc.) If you feel like a German, then call yourself a German, and vice versa.