Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think the terminology depends on where one comes from and the "generic" terms for different racial groups varies depending on ones own racial group and the ethnical mix of the society in which one lives. Here in the part of the UK where I live "Asian" means from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. An individual seen as an Asian by an American would probably be referred to as "Chinese" rightly or wrongly. There are very many people here from the Indian subcontinent (which is just as Asian as China or Japan) and quite a few Chinese but very few people from Japan or Korea. Unless offence is meant we should be less thin skinned about terminology because these things are very regional and frequently offence is taken where none is meant. I am off to the USA and Japan for 3 weeks so will now unsubscribe - I have been so busy of late I have been deleting most digests unread. The best of health to all Frank > Mark Rabiner continued > doug kim wrote: >> >> to add the final clarification on this: >> >> oriental and occidental refer to things, actual objects: oriental >> rugs, >> cooking, antiques, etc. >> >> asian refer to people. but i do call all my white friends occidentals. >> >> doug >> > I hope not by occident! > > Is it true that say Japanese people don't want to be called Japanese > and > this is true all over Asia relatively. They want to be called Asians? > if > that is true than what's the point of the lack of specification? > Countries are no good? > > Mark Rabiner > > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.rabinergroup.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html