I'm not suggesting the Brits are right or wrong. I was just addressing what appeared to be an implication that there was an intentionally deceptive use of the term asian...and I was indicating that in the Brit mind parts of the middle east is asia.
I don't see that we disagree on any point here.
I didn't think we were disagreeing; I thought we were discussing.
But, I do now feel compelled to point out that...
and I was indicating that in the Brit mind parts of the middle east is asia.
Parts of the Middle East are in Asia. I'm in the Middle East. I am also on the Asian continent.