/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Seagulls, what's the best way to avoid straight-up telling people where you're from when they ask?
I moved to a new country whose people aren't particularly fond of people from my country in light of recent events, and they aren't politically correct enough to even pretend to like me. I feel like refusing to answer will just create a Streisand effect, and I'd feel bad lying about it (which I've done before, and got found out and excommunicated from my friend circle). But saying where I'm from literally has the same effect on these people as wearing a shirt that says "I <3 Putin" in big bold letters, and as much as I like my country I don't like it enough to bear insults and sour faces every day, but I still want to join the one comm they have.
>inb4 jus b urself
Hahahaha