why do you ask my age?
I went to Europe (Paris, Germany and Switzerland) in the summer.
At that time, many European asked me my name and age.
I wonder so much because I heard European doesn't ask the people their age.
It's OK to ask me my name but it's weird to ask them my age.
Is it normal for them to ask the people their age?
Please tell me the reason.
Have a nice day.
I hope you are happy day today.
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Answers · 6
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>"I heard Europeans don't ask people about their age"
There's a dated rule of etiquette which says it's not polite to ask at a social event the age of an older woman, I don't know how old are you, but people tend to not follow that rule either if you are on the younger side (e.g. 20 years old), or even if you are older but you are having a very informal conversation, because of what @Ryan said.
If it bothers you, you can say something like, "hey, you know you shoulden't ask a woman her age ah ah ah" and then change topic (weather, local places of interest), or suddenly be in need to find something on your phone and excuse yourself.
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in my opinion, maybe they want to get to know strangers by way of knowing the identity of the person they encounter the name and age. from there, when they fit maybe they could know more than ever before. Maybe it was
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Thanks :)
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have always thought it was a part of a small talk.
Hi, how are you? Where are you from? How old are you already? Are you married? If no, why? etc.
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