I'm Dutch, white skinned but have Indonesian ancestors. My husband is Dutch, dark skinned and he gets all the questions.
Where do you come from? Holland. No, I mean originally...
He has been born in our country, just like I am. And I never get asked those questions.
When we are in Indonesia, people think he is Indonesian with a European wife. But his dark skin comes from Africa originally.
It's so curious, these constructs. And yes, definitely more social than race...