In America, we always referred to Chinese, Japanese, and other similar looking people as Orientals.
Then the NWO propaganda began calling them Asians.
So the term Asians became the PC term for Orientals. And that's where the confusion began. That's why we think of "Asians" as only Orientals.
How do you refer to Orientals as different from, for example, Pakistanis? I mean "Asian" could be lots of different types, right?
Yes, orientals always used to be the original terminology. It still exists, after a fashion - as you say, there needs to be some kind of distinction between asians and what americans would consider asians. In general, at least within the UK, there are 3 major subdivisions - nondescript "Asians" = normally just pakistan and bangaldesh, but also nepal and burma, then you have "east asians" (what americans think of when they say asians), and then "south east asians", which is basically everyone below china and to the right of india - vietnamese, thai, myanmar etc. The most confusing part of the terminology is actually what to call people like indonesians or from the phillipenes, since they could fall into multiple categories. I'm not aware of an overarching name normally used to group them, but if in doubt probably south east asians.
[–] 19172485? [S] ago
Pakastani = Evil Other Asian = well Japanese good, Korea OK, China suspect but we know what those resources and threats are.
Fucking Pakastani = Not fucking good
Fuck your symantic shit, and BTW this is an English, aka American site, except for fucking trolls.
When you add nothing, you detract.
[–] 19173672? ago
I'm confused. You appear to be thinking I LIKE pakis? Lets get something straight. I'm english. You can think you dislike them all you like. You have no fucking clue.
As for
Do go ahead and point out where it states "this is a site designed expressedly for the use of simplified english dialects such as AAVE and american english, and as such any usage of actual english outside of this site is an evil liberal ploy to trick people.
Goddamn, I really, really hate your countrys citizens. I don't even hate america, as a concept, or its founding ideals. I just hate actual, real americans. You're all so fucking contemptible.
[–] 19174034? ago
All of our dictionaries in America are titled, "Dictionary of American English."
This language originated in England---then we perfected it.