I grew up in a place with very few to no Chinese people. There were like 10 of us when I was a sophomore in High School and was the only Chinese person in my graduating class of 900+ people; if there were others at the time, I didn't know them. I just moved to an area with a large population of Chinese people so I get to meet more Chinese. Sometimes, the question of where everyone is from comes up and I've mentioned that I'm Chinese, from Taiwan. Invariably, the people from Mainland China seems to get offended or they're quick to to let people know they're from the Mainland. I don't understand why, I didn't say I'm Taiwanese (because I'm not), which I understand can be political. Is it wrong to be proud of where I was born?
I thought my statement is merely one of fact. It's so weird. Do you guys get this too?
Edit: And is it just me or are the Northern Chinese more adamant about this than the Southern Chinese?