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Thinking about curious, friendly phrasing, that’s racially sensitive. E.g. as a white person, it’s not so güd to say to a non-white person: “where are you from” What about: “where are your people from?” + open smile

White • Into it
8.2%
White • Nah fam
66%
Non-white • Into it
4.8%
Non-white • Nah fam
21%

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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

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@coladaclan

"where are you from" doesn't personally strike me as insensitive, it's just really unclear. i was born in china, moved to singapore when i was 2, moved to the states when i was 6 - unclear which of those counts as where i'm "from"

1:19 AM · Apr 12, 2022Twitter Web App

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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

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"where are your people from" is confusing in a different way b/c it assumes i identify with my racial group which i might not necessarily. i don't really consider chinese people "my people," i have almost nothing in common with people who live in china

Roasted Unsalted Cashew

exactly

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all of them! when i ask “where are you from?” this is precisely the kind of story i’m hoping to hear!