Hi! I’d hope people would want to understand that adopted folks often work through issues or confront questions (from themselves or others) that many other groups of people do not. That’s a vague claim. But specifically, there aren’t things like specific regions or color of skin or culture that connect adopted folks. You could say a specific area has a high prevalence of X culture, sure. But adopted folks don’t have a shared physical or cultural connector that would foster camaraderie or communication (maybe a little different now with the internet, since I was a kid in the late-90’s). Also, you feel a bit weird socializing with people of your biological race. It also makes dating real weird sometimes.
Some fun examples of this are:
Professor: calls out often Caucasian last name for attendance) Adoptee: Here. Professor: ...wait. (squinting) Are you sure? Adoptee: Oh. No. Sorry! You’re right, I’ve just been wrong for the last 22 years. Dang! Now I gotta get this driver’s license changed... But thanks for pointing that out. Wouldn’t want my diploma to be for someone else!
Or.
New Acquaintance: Hey! What’s your name? I’ll add you on Facebook. Adoptee: (says name) New Acquaintance: (butchers common last name trying to make it sound ethnic) Adoptee: ...sure. (basks in schadenfreude)