Just got back from Mexico

[Dale]

I was speaking in Spanish to a waiter there...yes, a very brief conversation and I used all 12 words that I know.

Anyway, he says to me - ¿De dónde es usted?

And me, I'm thinking - Well I'm right here. I have not heard this before. Is this a normal way of asking where one is from?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Yes, that's the normal way of asking where one is from.

¿De dónde eres/es usted?
¿De dónde vienes/viene usted?

[CrOtALiTo]

I'm agree with Angelica.

De dónde eres?
De dónde vienes?

Where you come from?

I hope those example can be useful for you.

Greetings.

[Awaken]

Yep.
http://www.studyspanish.com/travel/meetpeople.htm

[Juana]

Speaking of the word where, where did you travel in Mexico?
¿Hablar de la palabra dónde, dónde le hizo viaja en México?

Please correct my errors.
Corrija por favor mis errores.

[Dale]

We went to Playa del Carmen. And due to the current unrest in Mexico, we did not venture out of the resort area at all. In the past we have rented a car and drove across the country. I have to say that was a lot of fun...driving through small towns...stopping in places where there was very little English spoken...but times have changed.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Juana

Speaking of the word where, where did you travel in Mexico?
¿Hablando de la palabra dónde, ¿adónde viajaste en México?

Please correct my errors.
Corrige mis errores por favor.

Corrections/suggestions above.

[Juana]

Yes, I see.
Sí, veo.

speaking = hablando
to speak = hablar
to where = adónde
you traveled = viajaste

Gracias.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by Juana

Yes, I see.
Sí, veo.

speaking = hablando
to speak = hablar
to where = adónde
you traveled = viajaste

Gracias.

You have wrote everything well, just I have watched your practice and I couldn't see any mistake in your practice.

[Caballero]

Originally Posted by Dale

We went to Playa del Carmen. And due to the current unrest in Mexico, we did not venture out of the resort area at all. In the past we have rented a car and drove across the country. I have to say that was a lot of fun...driving through small towns...stopping in places where there was very little English spoken...but times have changed.

Is it really as dangerous as all that?