Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard I am used to being called "gwai-loh" or "gaijin" depending upon whom I am with. It does not offend me in the least. Jerry "Richard F. Man" wrote: > At 05:35 PM 9/22/2003 -0400, bdcolen wrote: > > >Marc J. Small wrote... > > > >I'll have to ask my Oriental friends about this. Perhaps they would > >rather be called Far Eastians? > > > >--- > >Perhaps that's just the point...That "the far East" is a "Western" > >perspective...To those in China, Japan, etc., WE are the Far Easterners, > >aren't we? All depends upon one's perspective....;-) > > > >And of course we could just as easily refer to Asia as the "far West," > >couldn't we? Depends upon which way you're headed... > > I suppose we Chinese shouldn't speak too loudly since all you European > descended are called "Ghost People," but hey, that term came from WAY back > when so may be it is acceptable eh? :-) > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com> > <http://www.dragonsgate.net/mailman/listinfo> > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html