In a similar vein... I'm Canadian and middle aged. I grew up being totally ok calling myself an "Oriental"... until an American relative told me it was incredib

In a similar vein... I'm Canadian and middle aged. I grew up being totally ok calling myself an "Oriental"... until an American relative told me it was incredibly offensive and that we're now called Asians (this was maybe around 1990). I changed my use of that word mainly in case I encountered other American Asians, but to this day, I'm still not offended by the o-word.