Yeah. I joke with my Asian friends if I can claim to be half-Asian around them, but I never consider myself to be one of them. For one thing, I'm usually talking to friends who are Chinese, and...yeah, totally do not look anything like them. I'm always more aware of what I am not than what I am.

And same here on the always checking the "Other" box. Which led to some great fun when I tried to get my driver's license the first time and was told "Other" was "not an option". (I believe my choices were "White", "Black", "Asian", and "Hispanic". Whoo. Labeling fail, let me show you.)

And yes. The fact that a keyword is "the Other" really makes me feel all the more awkward and aware that usually the best word I can pick for myself as a label IS "Other".