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Miss Manners: No. Curiosity about where someone is from isn’t a pass to ask them about it
Miss Manners: No. Curiosity about where someone is from isn’t a pass to ask them about it
Miss Manners: No. Curiosity about where someone is from isn’t a pass to ask them about it

Published on: 05/22/2026

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You can send your questions to Miss Manners through her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: You advised a reader that not even the weather is a safe conversation topic nowadays, since it may get into climate change. And asking about accents or last names can be fraught, since it may be taken as -- or may really be -- a form of othering. (“You’re not from here, are you?”)

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/05/miss-manners-no-curiosity-about-where-someone-is-from-isnt-a-pass-to-ask-them-about-it.html

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