[In a way, maybe it's hard not to push the issue -- failing to do so in the past has resulted in some pretty bad end situations. But if he was getting pressed that way, he sure as hell wouldn't want to say anything. So he nods, dropping the issue.]
... Kind of a weird place, huh? Is it anything like where you're from?
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... Kind of a weird place, huh? Is it anything like where you're from?
[Call it a change of subject.]