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Old 10-01-2015, 07:39 PM
 
Location: MN
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Perhaps "excuse me, sorry to interrupt, but what is your accent?" is a better option.
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Old 10-01-2015, 08:35 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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or; "where in the hell are you from?"

and then, to show some interest in them..."what are you doin' here?"
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Old 10-02-2015, 03:49 PM
 
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Yeah I would ask, no big deal.
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Old 10-03-2015, 06:03 AM
 
Location: where they made the word player hater
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I think so. It shows an interest in a person and as a transplant its nice to talk about.
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Old 10-03-2015, 06:11 AM
 
Location: 🇬🇧 In jolly old London! 🇬🇧
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It purely comes down to how you ask.

If your polite and seem genuinely interested I'm sure they would be more than happy to answer.

I wouldn't have a problem with it myself
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Old 10-06-2015, 07:33 AM
 
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If they really didn't want to be socialized with, they would have taken their coffee to go.
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Old 10-06-2015, 01:42 PM
 
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Microaggression!
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Old 10-07-2015, 03:15 PM
 
Location: Here and there
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I would not think it offensive, and I am sure I have done it, and had the same asked of me. As a matter of fact, I know I did when I visited Florida one of the times. They loved the way I said "bag"..
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Old 11-12-2015, 07:18 PM
 
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If you were sitting in a small coffee shop or some place small and quiet, and two people were talking in the table next to you, they have an accent and you cannot tell where or what it is, would you ask them where they were from> Excuse me, may I ask where you are from?

I have asked before but I chose my words carefully.
I said: "Excuse, I am sorry for the interruption however, I noticed your accent, it sounds lovely, may I ask where you are from?".
After they answered, I apologized for the interruption again and thanked them for being so kind and answering my question.
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Old 11-12-2015, 07:46 PM
 
Location: West of Wonder
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I am so sick of this PC/MN correct tirade. How is it disrespectful to ask somebody where they’re from? I ask people all the time and you know what, not one of them looked at me in disbelief, and if they did, who cares!! All of theses small town simpletons>future hipsters from Iowa and North Dakota move to "what they" consider the "Big" city. Try so hard to recreate their small town persona into big city ideologies by being accepting and caring to immigrants. Who cares! They are here and you are to- learn to talk to strangers!
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