While I was walking down the street an American approached me and asked "Excuse me. Sir, where are you FROM?"

I was surprised and asked "What are you doing here?" <br><br>He asked me where are you FROM? I told him. <br><br><br>The conversation continued like this for 5 or 6 minutes.<br><br>I asked where are you FROM? He said "I'm from Texas!"<br><br>So I said "Thank you sir, I didn't know you were the ambassador."<br><br>He just laughed.<br><br>At the end of the conversation I asked him where are you FROM? He said "Florida!"<br><br>So I told him "Thank you sir, I didn't know you were the ambassador."<br><br>He just laughed again. <br><br>But I still don't know where he is FROM.<br><br>He looked like he was from Texas but he was born in Florida.<br><br><br>This chat took place in South Carolina, but neither of us knew where we were FROM.<br><br>It was a very strange encounter.<br><br><br>What do you think the best reply would be to this question? The way he phrased it seemed very unusual.