What does it mean when someone ask where you from?

It can mean either. If you are not originally from the country where you are currently living, you can always answer both questions in one response with one of these: I’m originally from Japan, but now I live in San Diego. I’m currently living in San Diego, but I’m originally from Japan.

Is it OK to ask someone where they are from?

This is completely inappropriate. Asking me where I’m from is a personal question and is similar to walking up to someone and asking what religion they follow. This is something you only learn as you get to know someone, not something you go up and ask a stranger without warning.

What is another way to ask where are you from?

If you ask someone about where they’re from, they may respond by saying something like, West Coast, or the East Coast, or California, or the South or the Midwest. If they answer in this way, it usually means they are interested in talking more about their region and how it differs from others.

How do you answer the question where you are from in Spanish?

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What can I say instead of where?

where

• location.
• locus.
• point.
• position.
• site.
• situation.
• spot.
• station.

How do you answer donde?

Pronounced: day-dohn-day-air-es. This phrase means “where are you from?” The correct response when somebody asks you “de donde eres” is “yo soy de [insert your answer].” Pronounced: yo-soy-day [insert your answer].

Is it acceptable to ask someone where they come from?

You’d think it’s perfectly acceptable, in the name of knowing more about the person you’re engaging with, to ask any/all of the above questions. Plus, asking such questions is the norm. Let me relate a typical Friday night. Person I just met: So, where are you from?

Is asking “where are you from” a bad question?

The Problem with Asking “Where Are You From?” There are some questions that I love to answer and others that make me moan. “Where are you from?” is an OK question, and I do love to answer it. I live in a part of North Carolina where many people move to from out of town.

Why does it sound different when people of color are asked “where are You?

When we as people of color are asked that question, it sounds different because it is different. The assumption behind the question is that America, the South, this state is a state of people “like us.” There is an assumption that America is of, by, and for white people. You can’t really be an American, so where are you really from?

Why do people ask me “why are you doing that?

Perhaps you are doing something unfamiliar and they are curious. Or perhaps you are doing something familiar in an odd way, and what they are really asking is “why are you doing that in that way?” Finally, they could be asking because they feel you are doing something unnecessary.