no, i'm quite proud of it. but i'm more proud of being an American first. let's stick with that and not worry so much about the colors each other are.
I've got a co-worker, of hispanic origin, who was born in Houston. He told me that some guys were asking him where he was from, and he told them. They asked him where he was REALLY from, and then proceeded to ask where his parents were from, and on back to his grandparents. ALL of his family was born in the Houston area. He was irritated that it was assumed that he immigrated just recently, and perhaps wasn't even an American. This is from other hispanic origin people, too. Maybe some people want to know this type of stuff up front before they can start rattling off about Americans, the govt, immigrants, etc. You never know.
The second one is offensive if it is followed up with a , "Where are you REALLY from?" Also offensive: "Wow! Now I know a (insert race here), gotta catch 'em all!" Most offensive: Hispanic? (only because it jumped the shark when too many people started using it)
SHH. Either is offensive to hotballa. You can't ask any questions about someone from another country. Lord knows it's an offensive line of questioning to know more about the person you're conversing with. LOL.
Alright. I'll bite for a minute to engage in a rare serious moment (this doesn't come often, enjoy ). On a personal level, I'm Caucasian , white, etc. So I don't typically get the accent questions or where are you from? Except when I go to New York, but I just dismiss it as the Yankees asking useless questions. It varies sometimes. Like I went to New York a few summers ago and some ladies told me and my family we had accents, it mildly annoyed me but at the same time I was proud to tell them a little bit about Texas. Particularly when I'm dating a girl that wasn't born here or hanging out with anyone that wasn't born here, the common ground for me and them is talking about where we grew up, how her/his country is different from mine, what do they miss about home, etc? However, all that can't be discussed if you're afraid to ask "hey, i noticed you have an accent. where are you from? (with an interested tone, not "where are you from" with a mocking tone)." That shouldn't be offensive. I usually don't start it off with an accent though since maybe some people are self-conscious about the accent, I just start off assuming they are from another country and ask them where they were born/from.
