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Conor White-Sullivan 𐃏🔍🇺🇸
@Conaw
Interesting... I’ve mostly only seen my mother ask this question to White Americans, and it’s literally first thing she asks most everyone I introduce her to... We’re first gen immigrants - most are pretty confused at first, say things like “Ohio” Never an acceptable answer
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Dave Lu 呂曉龍
@davelu
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We've been enduring subtle racism and microaggressions our entire lives, but we stayed quiet. FYI asking someone "Where are you from? No, where are you really from?" is racist.
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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)
@QiaochuYuan
fwiw i don’t find this question offensive in the slightest, it’s just complicated for me to answer - could be “nanjing” or “singapore” or “vancouver, WA” or “bellevue, WA” depending on what “from” means
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Paul Millerd
@p_millerd
This seems like one of those things where 10 people say they don't like this and it misses the fact that 95% like being asked this question. In Taiwan this question is the best way for locals to strike up a conversation with me (and it's quite obvious I'm not from here)
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Visa ✈️ SF (Aug 2-14)
@visakanv
the messy thing about this sort of thing is that people rarely properly articulate the actual grievance, which is often about dignity. people feel interrogated in a way that makes them feel like they don't belong. it's seldom the *text* of the question, but the spirit/vibe of it
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Visa ✈️ SF (Aug 2-14)
@visakanv
parallels here with a lot of people litigating the text of what people say to each other in attempted courtship/flirting. but it's seldom really what you say, it's often mostly how you say it
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