Is it ok to ask where somebody is from?

Thank you.
I unironically don't understand why this question is "gross"? What's so bad to show interest in the cultural background of someone else?

They aren't. It's white woke academia bitches who imply they are.

autistics he was being sarcastic

no op im an ethnic minority who received real racism here, asking a question isn't racism

This is also something I dont get. It used to be ok to ask innocent questions like this but nowadays it is frowned upon in some circles. In particular in woke academia media there are like several articles a week about these "issues". One the one hand we're supposed to be open towards other cultures in a multicultural society but on the other hand we arent supposed to ask questions about these cultures?

this is why i want to move to germany
your people don't have a spine to be insensitive let alone racist, easily dominatable considering the society i grew up with

Glad to hear that you dont get offended. Have you also had a positive experience ? Like somebody trying to learn your native language to impress you (given it isnt english)?

Yes it's ok, when you are abroad do you mind people asking you where you are from if you a) don't look like the locals or b) don't sound like the locals?

>Like somebody trying to learn your native language to impress you
only females do this but they don't really give a shit it just gives us an excuse to flirt

but people from the hood already know all the basics of each other's languages, like polskis is kurwa, daj fajka etc

Woke media != How people on the street think and what they do.

I dont mind but I also try to blend in a bit. For example I prefer to travel to countries whose language I speak a bit, so even if I look foreign it relaxes the situation a bit. I often get asked questions about the holocaust which gets exhaustive at some point tho.

I don't think it should be a problem. People have frequently asked me if I am visiting family when I leaving to Europe or what my heritage is and I find it annoying since I have no family in Europe and I find my heritage irrelevant because my family has been here for several generations, but it is nothing to be mad about. When people look at you, they are as clueless about your origins as you are theirs. Someone asking an Asian or Latino where they are from is probably annoying, but it is no different than people asking about my roots. Taking it as an attack on one's own identity is a personal problem and isn't a problem of societal racism. Everyone in Canada gets asked about their background regardless of race. It's just curious small talk.

Thank you, that was very informative!
>It's just curious small talk.
That's the way everyone should see it imo. :^)

doesn't matter
there's like no violence in germany compared to the uk, i wouldn't have to worry about low life fat wh*Te skinhead boomers seeking out non-Brits to beat up

I, too, base my entire world perspective around imageboard maymays

im talking about crime stats and experiences within the countries retard lol

haha yeah experiences lol very cool

I think it's ok if it's not like the first question asked. It's fine to ask after you know the person a bit imo.
It also depends on the context. During a theoretical lesson in driving school, the teacher asked someone who was obviously MENA with a heavy accent where he was from and if he was visiting a German course and what level he was. That only makes sense because he's obviously teaching in German and wants to know how well he can understand what he is saying.
He did make some jokes that I found kinda racist though, lol

>I think it's ok if it's not like the first question asked.
nothing wrong with asking first

I'd also like to add, what I do find kind of racist is when people ask someone from a different race "Where are you from?" and they answer "Germany" or wherever this hypothetical situation takes place (because they've been born there and/or might even be a citizen). It's pretty shitty when people keep asking like "Haha yeah but, like, where are you REALLY from?". Just ask where their parents or ancestors are from instead, it's not hard

I disagree. It implies that you can't see past their origin and immediately treat them like a foreigner. Not saying it's super racist but it's pretty rude.

In this situation the driving teacher was caring so that's nice
>He did make some jokes that I found kinda racist though, lol
like?

Do Germans have any racist festivals like the Dutch do?

I guess it could be annoying if you are born in the country and then get asked the same question every time you meet someone new. Still, not a big deal IMO.

I don't remember, something like "Yeah if that happens in Iraq people just pull out the kalashnikov, right?"
It was obviously a joke but it was pretty brash.

Zwarte Piet is not racist. Kids unironically love him.

If you were in America and people aka where you're from and you were born in America where would you say

like i would care if hes from sri lanka or india, gabon or niger, vietnam or laos

And how would that make you feel?

there's nothing rude about it, you just have white guilt

Carneval goes too far for some people, picrel are two carneval wagons which caused a scandal here. Top is labelled "Asylum defense (force)" (as in fighting of refugees) and bottom "they should've fought for their land instead of groping with their hand" (refugees = cowards & gropers). I think it is ok for carnevals as it is particularly about people letting steam off. Too much pc is anal-retentive imo.

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It's funny how you see something like asking people where they're from as racist
But you something clearly racist as Zwarte Piet isn't. You're such hypocrite

It's not "ok", it shows a weakness in the German soul. Why do you care if a nigger is from this one or that one made up country ? Who gives a shit where they are from ? All that matters is they don't belong in Germany.
This is so fucking pathetic, white people are now fighting for the right to make small talk with niggers without being called racist. Do you realize how sad this is ? I can only imagine the conversations like "please let me ask you where you're from, no offense h-haha"-"wow that's racist", what the fuck is this shit ? Fuck them, i don't care where they are from and neither should any other white person.
The only time you should ask this question is if you're policeman asking them where they want to be deported. And even then i am in favor of sending them all to algeria.

Maybe you are in love with that cutie beurette from the boulangerié and want to know whether she's algerienne or tunisienne in order to impress her with some specific knowledge about their country. How to proceed in such a situation?

You're not even white but a Nafri

Depends. Have I grown up in America? Do I feel American? How close is the connection to my family or their home country, assuming that's a thing?

I, for example, actually have Polish nationality because my parents are Polish, but I was born in Germany and lived here my entire life. My mom spoke German to me since I was a little child so I would do well in school, so my Polish isn't very good. I feel German and I'd feel weird if someone said "No, you're a Pole". Ethnically I obviously am, but I wouldn't say "I am from Poland" because that's literally not where I come from.

I don't think so. I think it's also a culture thing. South and North American culture is much more extroverted in general. I also think just randomly asking strangers questions is rude btw

You don't know shit about Dutch culture, though. You just see "omg blackface wtf" and that's all you know. The Netherlands does not have the same association with blackface that you do, it was never used to make fun of blacks like you assholes did. This is just another case of "let me tell you about your country".
t. works in the Netherlands since 4 years and is currently in the progress of moving there

this is the most cringe thing you could ever do holy shit
and regardless, they are all from algeria until proven otherwise

I remember i asked this half philipina/danish girl that question, and she looked offended as hell but answered the question. Never gonna ask any halfies such a question again. Learned my lesson

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whiter than you pedro

People ask me where I'm from a lot. Although over the years I've noticed that more people try to do it in a non offensive way. I'm pretty proud of where I come from so I'm more than happy to say it when someone notices that I'm different. People who get offended by that stuff are usually very Americanized so when someone asks them where they're from they get the implication that they don't look American

I guess she got asked that very often and was annoyed for that reason but then again that's not your fault.

>I think it's also a culture thing.
it's not. you've clearly internalized the white guilt discourse of the anglosphere
lmao what a weak white cuck

I do it everytime

To most outsiders. The only real Americans are natives, whites and black ones since they have been there the longest. Or so people believe.

Whatever Pedro. I'm not even white, I'm a slav :^)

I think its because she looked super east asian, so she got mad when i implied that she doesn’t look half white
I’m not even white

do germans really?

Yeah but I can pretty easily tell apart someone who was born in the US and someone who immigrated here.

In a professional setting no.
Otherwise yes, because finns can sense non-finns and pretending you're one of us is cringe.

>I also think just randomly asking strangers questions is rude btw
Yes, the question is _not_ meant whether an approach like walking up randomly to a black person and asking out of the blue "Are you from Africa?" is ok.
More like in a casual context. It is totally ok for natives to ask each other from which part of the country they're from (like from which city or region) but somewhat "not ok" if a foreigner of some sort is involved.

Pregunta la gente espańola a un latino americano de dónde está?

This implies they don't belong there.

kek

They don't

I ask that even from fellow Czechs if I notice faraway accent. Guess I´m Moravian supremacist now.

American born chinaman here

Don’t give a fuck, got so used to it I really don’t mind

Although I will fuck with you saying Mongolian then maybe Korean if we meet again