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There's a new guy at work.  He's super nice and a great worker.  I think he has an accent but I can't be sure (I'm hearing impaired) and I really want to ask where he's from but: a.) I don't

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There's a new guy at work.  He's super nice and a great worker.  I think he has an accent but I can't be sure (I'm hearing impaired) and I really want to ask where he's from but: a.) I don't

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I'm such a nosey rosie

posted at 2/9/2012 4:50 PM EST on theknot.com

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There's a new guy at work. He's super nice and a great worker. I think he has an accent but I can't be sure (I'm hearing impaired) and I really want to ask where he's from but:

a.) I don't want him to feel awkward or annoyed about being asked

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b.) If he doesn't have an accent I look like a dumba$$

Would you ask a co-worker about their country of origin, especially if you're not certain they are even foreign born?

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Re: I'm such a nosey rosie

posted at 2/9/2012 4:54 PM EST on theknot.com

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as a person of ethnicity, please Please PLEASE do not do this.

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Re: I'm such a nosey rosie

posted at 2/9/2012 4:55 PM EST on theknot.com

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I think it can come up after you are friends, but it is a poor opening line. He might be embarassed about the accent or considers his birth location as personal info. You could very easily look like a dumba$$.

I just a friendly gal looking for options.

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Re: I'm such a nosey rosie

posted at 2/9/2012 4:58 PM EST on theknot.com

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In Response to Re: I'm such a nosey rosie:

That's what I'm thinking. We've talked several times but I don't really want to be all "Good morning, where were you born, can I borrow some paperclips?".

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Re: I'm such a nosey rosie

posted at 2/9/2012 5:04 PM EST on theknot.com

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no. don't ask. eventually if you become close acquaintences, it may come up naturally in conversation. until then, you guys are coworkers and it's not appropriate to get that personal.

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Re: I'm such a nosey rosie

posted at 2/9/2012 5:08 PM EST on theknot.com

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and you don't win anything if you guess correctly.

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Re: I'm such a nosey rosie

posted at 2/9/2012 5:37 PM EST on theknot.com

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The first question people ask me is usually 'where are you from' or 'are you australian' (which I'm not, I'm English).

We had a doggy party today for one of Nimo's friends... three people asked me where I was from.

It gets wearing, really. It's not as bad here in MD as it was in FL, but really. SO many people asked me in FL, I was at the point to where I couldn't take it anymore. People were stopping me on the street after hearing me talk. I was so glad when I got on the plane, because the next person to ask me would have had a punch in the face - and I'm not normally violent.

Please don't ask. Wait until you become better acquainted.

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