Identifying a chasid

Question

Say you meet a stranger who is a member of a particular community of chasidus. What is the most polite and direct way to ask the person of which community they are a member? I.e. a question whose answer could be one word, such as "Munkatcher", "Gerer", or "Toldos Aharon". "What are you?" is obviously impolite and imprecise. "What kind of chasid are you?" seems only slightly less so. "Where are you from?" just doesn't express the intended question.

This is a question of social graces and terminology, not one of taxonomy.

I recently asked someone "What chasidus are you a chasid of", but definitely sounded awkward to my own ears. — msh210, Sep 18 '11 at 04:07

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 16 '11 at 00:48

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Who is your Rebbe?
Which chasidus are you?
Where do you daven?

answered Jan 16 '11 at 00:48

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Where do you daven is probably best, you can take it further from there. – Tzvi Jan 16 '11 at 02:55

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 18 '11 at 02:01

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"Where do you belong?"

Observed in an overheard conversation between two chasidim.

The reply was, "[NAME OF CHASIDUS] but I daven at Ger."

answered Sep 18 '11 at 02:01

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 16 '11 at 02:32

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Vi Dreist Zi Zich?

answered Jan 16 '11 at 02:32

Gershon Gold

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What does that mean? – Isaac Moses Jan 16 '11 at 04:52
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Something like "where do you hang out." – Alex Jan 16 '11 at 06:07
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That has a Negative connotation – SimchasTorah Jan 16 '11 at 13:36
Why does it have a negative connotation? – Gershon Gold Jan 16 '11 at 16:34
Because you Drei a Kup – SimchasTorah Jan 16 '11 at 22:59
The answer was appropriate to the question. – Gershon Gold Jan 16 '11 at 23:55
Literally it means "Where do you play yourself?" – Yahu Jan 17 '11 at 00:26
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More to spin then play thats why it is called a Dreidle – SimchasTorah Jan 17 '11 at 00:32

Identifying a chasid

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