My friend's telling me about his business. I ask: How did you get into this/that bu

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My friend's telling me about his business. I ask:

How did you get into this/that business?

Are both okay here?
 
Why are both okay? Shouldn't it be this or that? What would a native speaker use?
 
We would use both (not at the same time, of course). Why do you keep querying native speakers' answers?
 
Because I need it for my work and also I'm now living in the US, so it's important for me to catch on to the lingo and culture.
 
I didn't ask why you come on the forum searching for native speakers' versions of things. I asked why, when you have already had a response from a native speaker which has, in some cases, been "liked" by several other native speakers, you still ask for further confirmation and clarification.
 
Because it seems like every native speaker has their own opinion on things.
 
And when we have a different opinion than the one quoted in the first response, we write a new post to explain it. If we simply "Like" another native speaker's response, it usually means we agree with it and we have nothing to add.
 
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