misterd on 13 July 2007
| Darc Requiem said: I knew you didn't mean anything by it. Its just generally rude to ask "Are you a". I don't know if its my region of the US, I live in the southern U.S. but it just something that is difficult to ask without being considered rude. |
Ignoring the fact that it was just inappropriate to ask in this context anyway, asking "are you a Jew?" is a bit like asking "are you colored?" If you have to ask (though I can't fathom why) better to ask "are you Jewish?" I suppose if you're not that familiar with the language or culture the difference seems minor, but it isn't.
