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Originally Posted by Sometimes psychotic
Usually when I ask someone where they are from I'm literally expecting Michigan or Wisconsin or whatever...
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Context is everything.
I think some of these people are asking these questions before they even ask my son's name (as mentioned on one of the websites). One guy my son met at a get-together with friends. They met at an apartment, and my son was going to drive everyone to a different location. This guy tells my son that he won't get into his car and ride with him until he knows what his race is. He told him he looked like an Arab.
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But given that you ran up to someone you understand what I'm trying to get at in the second post...people generally start the convo because they are really interested in you and just want to talk to you.
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Yep. And the guy I was talking to was very, very proud of his country and ethnicity. He seemed to appreciate the interest. If he'd looked resentful, of course I wouldn't have pried.