Is it rude to say "He is Paolo?" in this situation?
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Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
She is already being a little rude here since she is talking about Paolo in front of him without directly speaking to him. However, it would not be any more rude to say "he is Paolo?" in this case. It would have been more polite to ask him directly, "are you Paolo?" in this situation, because it can come off as rude to speak about someone without talking to them directly.