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Asia is a big region and using "Asian" to describe people from different areas seems overgeneralizating to me at least (though it's the language customs that do
by raverbashing 4y ago
Asia is a big region and using "Asian" to describe people from different areas seems overgeneralizating to me at least (though it's the language customs that do that)
- varjag 4y agoI propose Expasia as a name for the kind of Asia Westerners can usually relate to.
- Cthulhu_ 4y agoEast or Southeast asia is often pretty accurate to describe the region that westerners think of.
- justinclift 4y agoWeirdly enough, that's not completely accurate as I discovered from moving to the UK. In Australia (where I initially moved from), the term "Asian" does indeed refer to people from East or Southeast Asia. But it turns out for people in the UK, the term "Asian" refers to people from India (and immediate area I guess). (!) For East/Southeast Asia, they use the term "Oriental". It sure surprised the heck out of me.
- varjag 4y agoWell not sure how they would relate to North Korea or Guinea.
- esperent 4y agoWell, as a "European", I feel your frustration. But in this context I think it's fair to assume that people are talking about the parts of Asia where westerners are likely to go for cheap healthcare. Which basically means SEA + India.