What does it mean when someone asks you "lo que usted como"?

Question

I know it means what are you like, but is it meaning my personality?

Answer 1

MellissaG, welcome to the forum.

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If someone is going to answer this you will probably need to provide more context.

"Lo que usted como" doesn't really make sense if you try to make it stand alone. If this was written correctly, then this is either an extremely idiomatic expression, or you've left out a vital bit of the sentence.

For one thing, if this has anything to do with "what are you like" then the English version would be translated something like this "It that [you] alike." There is no verb in that sentence. I might be wrong, but I don't think there exists a language that can have a sentence without a verb that is at least implied. But I'm not certain that it actually does mean "what are you like?"

I think you are missing a vital part of this exchange.

Normally "lo que usted como" would be used in a sentence with a noun and a verb and would look something like: "what you as a (insert title here) + verb"

For example "Lo que usted como Contador Público debe saber"

What you, as a public accountant, should know.

Answer 2

I think Fredbong is correct in that something is missing. Ser como algo = to be like something, so it would require a the conjugated tense of ser.