What questions you don't like to be asked by Asian? For three examples.

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Because of different cultures, some questions are impolite to be asked by Asian, on the contrary, they are normal in countries in Asia

Asked by Catherine on 00:33, 25/09/2008 - 141 views
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I have worked with Asians for some time and have more tolerance than some westerners for what we in the west would consider awkward questions.
For any westerner, one question that is not acceptable under almost any circumstances is about his or her income.
For women, age would come next. A western man would probably just feel slightly suprised, but not necessarily offended.
General questions about well-being are generally acceptable, but any specific questions about health are considered to be prying.
Questions about marriage are acceptable in most cases. If the person is married, questions about their children are acceptable and even welcomed. If the person is not married, however, asking whether they are dating or have a boy- or girlfriend will not be taken well.

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Vasilis

I believe most greeks would not be insulted by any question posed in privacy with good intention.

I would avoid asking anybody about personal health issues, educational status, occupation, faith, marital status and income especially in public.

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Harregarre

It depends on your relationship with the other person. Is he/she a friend or a stranger? If he/she is a stranger then you need to avoid personal questions such as the ones mentioned by Vasilis. (In addition to that you might want to avoid talking about age to women because they generally don't want to talk about that.)

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songokudeen

very strange question....
"bo be asked by Asian"...then what's the different with "to be asked by American"...

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Lee

Personally, I am uncomfortable with questions about opinions. If I am asked "what do you think about..." this is usually difficult for me, because I believe I might upset someone! This is not just a question asked by asians but by all people.

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Bluesky

As an Asian I think it is ok for us to ask numbers such as "How much do you earn?" "How much do you pay for your apartment?" "How old are you?" and most questions pertain to numbers. On the other hand my experience with my relatives who were born and brought in the western culture, they somewhat hesitant and would avoid these kind of questions as they claimed to be in their culture.

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Jon

I think most questions, if the intent is sincere, are okay. Two questions that I don't find very fun to answer are:
(1) 你的小孩是否混血兒? For the English speakers, this means, "are your children of mixed race". I am okay with the question, but my kids find this very annoying.
(2) 你覺得臺灣是否中國的一個部分? That is, do I think Taiwan is part of China. I don't have a strong opinion either way. I have lived in both places, and I do know (for sure) that Taiwan is a very different society than China. Not that one is better than the other, just different. I suppose logically, if Taiwan is historically part of China, then the United States is part of England (or France).

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