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"Asian" -- what does this word mean to you?
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:15 pm
We commonly (and generally) refer to the folks of SE Asia, along with the accompanying cuisine, as "Asian".
By means of geography and textbooks, Asia is a HUGE continent that spans many countries, races and cultures. How have we come to identify the Oriental populous/food/culture as "Asian" ?
We have an intern at work who is from Mongolia and is vehemently adamant to declare she is Mongolian....not Asian.
WTF?
By means of geography and textbooks, Asia is a HUGE continent that spans many countries, races and cultures. How have we come to identify the Oriental populous/food/culture as "Asian" ?
We have an intern at work who is from Mongolia and is vehemently adamant to declare she is Mongolian....not Asian.
WTF?
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Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:15 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Asian chicken salad
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:15 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
I just say oriental.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:15 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
It means it or they are from the continent of Asia
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:16 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Oriental
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Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:16 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
No different that someone from Brazil wanting to be called Brazilian instead of South American. The culture and language is clearly unique within the continent and they want it to be distinguished.
This post was edited on 5/3/16 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:16 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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It means it or they are from the continent of Asia
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:16 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:16 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:17 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:17 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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We have an intern at work who is from Mongolia and is vehemently adamant to declare she is Mongolian....not Asian.
WTF?
Yes it is super surprising that a person from Mongolia would consider themselves Mongolian.
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By means of geography and textbooks, Asia is a HUGE continent that spans many countries, races and cultures. How have we come to identify the Oriental populous/food/culture as "Asian" ?
"By means of geography and textbooks" is a funny phrase. This sounds like the beginning of a very bad freshman paper.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:17 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
I believe they prefer to be called "orientals"
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:17 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
I think the proper term is "oriental".
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:17 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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We have an intern at work who is from Mongolia and is vehemently adamant to declare she is Mongolian....not Asian.
Let her know that Mongolian and Asian aren't mutually exclusive terms.
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:17 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Ching Chong
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:18 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Asian = Person from East Asia (Korea, China, Japan, SE Asia)
Middle Eastern = Person from West Asia
Middle Eastern = Person from West Asia
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:18 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Well, are russians, asian?
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:18 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
"So, are you Chinese or Japanese?"
" I'm Cambodian, from the country Cambodia! "
"So, are you Chinese or Japanese?"
" I'm Cambodian, from the country Cambodia! "
"So, are you Chinese or Japanese?"
Posted on 5/3/16 at 1:19 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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What the frick are you talking about? The chinaman is not the issue here, Dude. I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude. Across this line, you DO NOT... Also, Dude, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.
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