I just thought I would throw this out there. do you find it offensive to ask someone if they are a chicano? I always thought it was, but thought I would get someother opinions.

Whether it's rude or not..I don't care.

My question is, why the hell would it really even matter?

Not if they are. But what difference does it make.

i am asking cause I was in a restaurant with my brothers father-in-law, and he asked that of our waitress.

soundss like a good question,,,,,,,can u tell if they lie

Would it be considered more polite if he asked her if she was Latino? Just a thought. But...why even ask?

I dont know why it would be offensive to ask someone their ethnicity

i always thought it was a slanderous word for mexicans. kinda like spic or wet-back.

What do they ask, when they only see a White Face?

Actually in that sense then yeah it is rude what does the nationality have to do with how she waits on someone. I waited tables for years when I was younger and actually had one customer that refused to let a male wait on him for to him all male waiters were gay and he did not like gays.

Besides Chicano is slang at least if one is going to ask there nationality they should at least ask the proper way. JMO

lmao

If you dont know the polite terminology to use just ask them what their ethnicity is.

Yikes!! What kind of spider is that?

gringo

i think its ok to ask. hell ive been called a cracker before. but i lived on a reservation for 3 years no iam not indian. but i know what its like to be the other imnority, or how ever you spell it lol.

beside if you offened her just give her a big tip

lol, she ended up with almost twice what the meal was worth

Depends on how and why someone asks. Although I have to say certain questions seem to be potential mine fields these days.

In some ethnic or racial groups even members of the group disagree about what to call themselves.

I've asked someone I am acquainted with about their heritage before but only after establishing a relationship of some sort with them. I can't imagine asking someone who was waiting on me in any establishment their ethnicity or sexual orientation.I do think that's a little forward.

asking about the ethnicity is a perfectly fine question in my mind, but asking like that bothered me.

What was the point? I think that probably counts as rude...

the point for me was curiosity. for him? not really sure. he said that he thought he heard an accent from her. she said she was from chicago, lol