Here's my strange anecdote: My girlfriend's mom is Cambodian with Chinese ancestry. One time she was describing a pickled cabbage preparation from her home vil

Here's my strange anecdote: My girlfriend's mom is Cambodian with Chinese ancestry. One time she was describing a pickled cabbage preparation from her home village, and I responded with "oh, so kind of like Korean kimchi?" and her response was "yeah, but Asian-style." In her mind, "Asia" specifically means China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, and Thailand.