What race/ethnic group am I?

[Username888]

My Dad's Sri Lankan, immigrated to Britain about 60 years ago. Mum is white British born here.

So I'm half-cast (or whatever the correct term is nowadays).

If I want to file a complaint or fill in an application etc, I am usually asked which race or ethnic background I am. I am not immediately indian looking, but I have a permanently good tan, some people think I am mediterranean/greek/spanish, - although I only have to look at the sun and I go dark pretty quickly.

So given my background, what race do I put down? "white"? "mixed"?.. "other" ? Or do I get the choice? Would anyone question what anyone puts down?

[Username888]

Eric Mc said:

"Mixed" sounds about right to me.

I recently discovered that I have an Anglo-Indian great great grand mother. Am I "mixed" now?

Good question. Perhaps most of us who have been putting "white/caucasian all these years (like I have), should have been putting "mixed" - look far enough down the line. Most of us probably have a bit of Jewish in us given history and how they've been scattered to the ends of the earth. I have a bit of German and Dutch in me too.

Cross-breeds are always tougher than pedigrees