Asian also means Sikh and Hindu, it also could mean someone with ancestry from the rest of Asia ie Oriental, Far Eastern.
I’m sure that’s who Cameron was talking about. /s
In the United States, the most common use of the word refers to people originating from East and Southeast Asia (China, Japan, South/North Korea, Vietnam, among others). Indians and Pakistanis might be referred to as South Asians, where as Filipinos and Samoans might be called Pacific Islanders.
In England, “asian” most commonly refers to people of Indian or Pakistani descent, whereas “oriental” might refer to East and Southeast Asians (NOTE: “oriental” is certainly considered politically incorrect in the United States).
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=asian
Nope. In the British media, “Asian” translates as “Muslim rapist we don’t want to identify as Muslim”. Its all explained in “Orwell’s companion guide to a modern mind control hell”
Post 39.
BTW, enjoyed my time in London, had a great time at the dinner in Guildhall and the Royal was, well, a Royal.
Perhaps next time we can meet and I’ll stand you for a pint or two.
Neither Brits nor Americans uses the term “Asian” logically as an ethnic group or race.
In US it means East Asia: China, Japan, Vietnam, etc.
In UK it means South Asian: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Don’t know if Sri Lanka, Burma, Malaysia, etc. are included.
Both definition exclude the other and leave out Iranians, Israelis, Saudis, a whole bunch of Russians, Uzbeks, Turks, etc., etc.