I like this eastern Asian man, and we've been chatting. I'm just genuinely curious what his ethnicity is, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, etc I really wish I could distinguish the differences between them but I can't.

It’s not rude as long as you ask in an appropriate manner

Personal i feel ofended. My ethnicity have nothing to do whit who i'm and wher i whas born and live. We belong to the country we are born in to it.

If u feel it awkward to ask him if he's chinese or Korean then stretch ur eyes sideways with ur fingers and ask him" is this ur ethnicity?"

The way you ask can change the whole situation as well

It really depends on the context leading up to the question of whether it gets taken as rude or not

People ask me all the time because, I'm Serbian and most people think I'm middle eastern.

Maybe it's not rude If he/ she takes it cool means

It is only rude when you assume that they are something that they are not.

No, you can always find a way around it to ask politely

No not at all just making conversation breaking the ice I’m Spanish and Italian.

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Younghungguy17 Follow
Xper 6 Age: 33

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It’s not rude as long as you ask in an appropriate manner

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Alexandrubaschet08 Follow
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Personal i feel ofended. My ethnicity have nothing to do whit who i'm and wher i whas born and live.
We belong to the country we are born in to it.

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shade_19 Follow
Xper 5 Age: 24

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If u feel it awkward to ask him if he's chinese or Korean then stretch ur eyes sideways with ur fingers and ask him" is this ur ethnicity?"

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- lanadelrey25
  
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  that's racist and stupid af so fuck off pos
  
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paraXaraq Follow
Xper 4 Age: 29

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The way you ask can change the whole situation as well

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dragoblack Follow
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It really depends on the context leading up to the question of whether it gets taken as rude or not

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StickStickity13 Follow
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People ask me all the time because, I'm Serbian and most people think I'm middle eastern.

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harry7825 Follow
Xper 6 Age: 30

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Maybe it's not rude
If he/ she takes it cool means

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Tonita91996 Follow
Yoda Age: 29

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It is only rude when you assume that they are something that they are not.

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Nazgol Follow
Yoda Age: 35

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No, you can always find a way around it to ask politely

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Mariana1097 Follow
Xper 3 Age: 28

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No not at all just making conversation breaking the ice I’m Spanish and Italian.

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zagor Follow
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You could ask where his family is from, though he might just say "Chicago".

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bannacookies Follow
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For someone who gets asked that often, I find it not rude, but irritating after a while.

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sidhutv Follow
Xper 4 Age: 36

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It’s not rude untill it doesn’t offend the opposite person

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TheRealQuestion2 Follow
Xper 6 Age: 34

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Personally I wouldn't be offended if someone asked about my ethnic background.

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Charlottethompson Follow
Xper 3 Age: 23

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No, it's not rude at all. It arise as a result of your curiosity.

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Coulis Follow
Xper 7 Age: 42

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Pretty much unless it is relevant to the conversation.

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Mav12 Follow
Xper 4 Age: 46

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Its not rude at all, it shows you're interested in them and their background. Makes for a Great conversation

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EssenceOfLight Follow
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No, people without inferiority complex don't find it rude.

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No not at all I do it all the time

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  Iron_Man
  
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  I’m 100% Swedish American
  
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- lanadelrey25
  
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  can you be 100% two things? So you're 50% Swedish and 50% American
  
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- u
  
  Iron_Man
  
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  No 100 percent Swedish I live in America I was born on a military US Air Force base in Portugal on the Azores Islands
  
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- lanadelrey25
  
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  ohhh I see, that's cool! I'm almost completely French but not quite
  
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  Iron_Man
  
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  Cool
  
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Kingofkings1992 Follow
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Not at all. It’s called having a conversation. The only people who would take offense are extremist progressive nut jobs.

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iFarted Follow
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It's not me by the way if anyone's assuming!

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- lanadelrey25
  
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  ... lmao
  
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iseekpinetrees Follow
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No. I always ask people I don't assume.

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Bhavin2184 Follow
Yoda Age: 28

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I don't think it's rude

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Ripper_E Follow
Master Age: 35

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I get asked that all the time

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Gwenhwyfar Follow
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It’s fine. Good luck 😊.

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TOTEMPLASTER Follow
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If you are not educated enough to know, don't expose your ignorance as he will likely be offended.

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- lanadelrey25
  
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  Educated enough to know? All I have to go by is his eyes. To a non eastern Asian person, it's hard to differentiate. And did you open your dumbass eyes and read the update? I asked him, and he wasn't offended. At all..
  
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Phoenix98 Follow
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I don't think it's rude no.

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REALSTEEL Follow
Xper 6 Age: 49

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no i believe its nice to know there background

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Marco10 Follow
Xper 7 Age: 34

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It depends how you ask but no.

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najekim Follow
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All depends on how you ask.

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Mark987 Follow
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Not at all... if that is what you like...

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Pink6o6 Follow
Xper 7 Age: 24

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It's a perfectly normal question.

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CottenBrick Follow
Xper 7 Age: 27

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Depends how you ask it. If it flows in the conversation and you're not being a dick about it then its probably fine

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- CottenBrick
  
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  I'm not sure why his ethnicity affects whether you should date or not though...
  
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- lanadelrey25
  
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  I literally already said it doesn't, that I'm just curious. Why don't you read the updates that are clearly in your face.
  
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- CottenBrick
  
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  That update literally says "what if were seeing if we should date"
  
  You might not say it's a factor but the way you said it made it sound like it was...
  
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- lanadelrey25
  
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  and I quote "Not that his answer will change my mind about him, I like him a lot." genius of the year goes to...
  
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- CottenBrick
  
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  If it doesn't matter, why even mention it?
  
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TiffanyB Follow
Xper 5 Age: 18

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I don't think it is rude

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blondfrog Follow
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Asking is not offensive.

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YaBoiJacob Follow
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It depends on the situation

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Guanfei Follow
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I don't see why would it be.

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HiddeN_LeGacY Follow
Xper 4 Age: 31

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I'm from half Caucasian and half Turkish :):)

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- lanadelrey25
  
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  ok but answer the question lol
  
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- HiddeN_LeGacY
  
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  Yeah. You are extreme nationalist and racist
  Lol 😂😂
  
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- HiddeN_LeGacY
  
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  I'm kidding 😊😊
  Never not rude. You can ask. Everyone can ask that. Natural thing that plenty 😊😊
  
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- lanadelrey25
  
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  lmao I knew u were kidding
  
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- HiddeN_LeGacY
  
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  Of course. You are so smart a girl
  Lol 😂😂
  
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Shihab-91 Follow
Xper 6 Age: 34

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I'm fine with it
-Alien

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BrettDavis Follow
Xper 3 Age: 28

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All about how you go about asking

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hasdrubal164 Follow
Xper 5 Age: 24

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No
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HouseofWise Follow
Xper 2 Age: 28

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Noooo
and people who think that are stoooopid

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undercover4ever Follow
Xper 4 Age: 24

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It depends on the context

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Unconcernedman Follow
Xper 2 Age: 27

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not rude but as long you don't racist

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Wowboi Follow
Xper 5 Age: 39

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Depends what ethnicity mean to you

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Sarahr123 Follow
Yoda Age: 28 , mho 31%

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I find it rude and invasive

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- lanadelrey25
  
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  Why? Why is it rude to want to know about someone's culture and find out what it is? You'd have to know their ethnicity first in most cases.
  
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Emperorxxxemilio Follow
Xper 5 Age: 30

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Not to me.

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rocky512 Follow
Xper 3 Age: 31

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No not at all

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recvcv Follow
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noope

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