2017/05/10(wed) 2 things I was asked from a person from abroud. I was talking with a Turkish guy the other day on Skype, then I was asked 2 things "How much kilogram is your body weight?" "How much

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2017/05/10(wed) 2 things I was asked from a person from abroud. I was talking with a Turkish guy the other day on Skype, then I was asked 2 things "How much kilogram is your body weight?" "How much salary do you get?" In Japan, these questions are quite personality thing, so I didn't answer and I explained that you shouldn't ask like that kind of question to Japanese. In Turkish, it seems okay to ask about that. It's weird to me. I'm not upset, it's kind of culture so I'm okay. But you shouldn't ask about body weight to Japanese women, seriously. We care about that very much haha Do you have any things like that? Like, things I shouldn't ask about, to the people from overseas. I would like to hear that. By the way, is it not good to write "foreigner"? Which is better to write that "the people from overseas" or "the people from abroad" ? Please teach me. Thanks for reading.

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2017/05/10(wed) 2 things I was asked from a person from abroud. Two questions a foreigner asked me.

I was talking with to a Turkish guy the other day on Skype the other day then I was when he asked me 2 things questions.
"How much kilogram is your body weight?" "How many kilograms do you weigh?"
"How much salary do you get is your salary?"
In Japan, these questions are quite personality thing personal, so I didn't answer him, and I explained that you shouldn't ask like that kind of questions like that to Japanese people.
In Turkish culture, it seems okay to ask about that those questions. But it's weird to me.
I'm not upset; it's kind of a culture thing so I'm okay.
But you shouldn't ask Japanese women about their body weight, to Japanese women, seriously.
We care about that very much haha.

Do you have experience anything things like that?
Like, things I shouldn't ask about, to the people from overseas.
I would like to hear that.

By the way, is it not good to write "foreigner"?
Which is better to write: that "the people from overseas" or "the people from abroad"?
Please teach me.

Thanks for reading.

Hi Suzuka, nicely written! I think that it's okay to use the word "foreigner" to refer to people from overseas. In Singapore (and many Asian cultures), it's also not acceptable to ask other people about their weight or salary.

2017/05/10(wed) 2 things I was asked by from a person from abroad.

I was talking with to a Turkish guy the other day on Skype, then when I was asked 2 things.
"How much kilogram is your body weight?" "How much do you weigh in kilograms?"
"How much salary do you get?" "How much do you earn/What is your salary?"
In Japan, these questions are quite personality a personal thing, so I didn't answer and I explained that you shouldn't ask like that kind of question to Japanese people.
In Turkey Turkish, it seems okay to ask about that. It's weird to me.
I'm not upset, it's kind of culture a cultural difference so I'm okay.
But you shouldn't ask about the body weight to of Japanese women, seriously.
We care about that very much haha.

Do you have any things like that?
Like, things I shouldn't ask about, to the people from overseas.
I would like to hear that.

By the way, is it not good to write "foreigner"?
Which is better to write about that "the people from overseas" or "the people from abroad" ?
Please teach me.

Thanks for reading.

I don't think there is anything wrong or offensive about the words foreign or foreigner but that is my opinion.

Hi Suzuka! Wow, I am surprised that someone asked you that! I guess it's different in Turkey. In the US, too, it's not polite to ask a woman's weight and it's always been socially unacceptable to ask someone's income. However, recently (the past 20 years or so), it has become more common to ask about a person's income and more people do this. Even though more people do it, it's still considered quite rude however, so I don't know why more people ask about such a personal thing. As the others said, 'foreigner' is also perfectly fine to use. It doesn't have an offensive or racist implication. :)

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