CosmicTurtle0 , 4 hours ago

As a full Asian, asking “What’s your ethnic background?” is far better than “where are you from?”

It’s so fucking annoying when people ask me “where are you from?” Because I’ll answer “Oh, I live just a few miles away.” And then they go, “no, I mean where are you really from?” And then I’ll answer, “I’m from a few miles away you fucking racist.”

Btw, at a funeral I got this line of questioning one too many times and actually said that.

It’s also contextual. Asking this after a few beers and some light conversation, asking about my background is cool. But it being the first or second question makes it weird.

Thanks for asking FlyingSquid.