I am a third generation Japanese American born in California living in South Florida. I get asked all the time, "Where are you from?" I reply, "California". They say, "No, where are your parents from?" "California". "Are you wondering why I don't have an accent? It sounds like you are asking what my ethinicity is?" I'm Asian American, my grandparents are from Japan. I don't speak Japanese. Also, don't use the "O" word in front of me. I'm not from the Orient.