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Brilliant! I've seen it used in various ways in the Orient but this is pretty slick.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8125274.stm

 

 

I believe the preferred nomenclature is "Asian."

 

I heard that recently as well. When did saying "the Orient" or Oriental become Politically incorrect?

 

ps, sweet find. It always shocks me to see 40 story high Bamboo scaffolding on a Hi-rise tower being utilized in the Orient Asia. Probably make a nice ice axe handle or kitchen floor I'll bet:-)

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The Dude: Walter, what is the point? Look, we all know who is at fault here, what the fuck are you talking about?

Walter Sobchak: Huh? No, what the fuck are you... I'm not... We're talking about unchecked aggression here, dude.

Donny: What the fuck is he talking about?

The Dude: My rug.

Walter Sobchak: Forget it, Donny, you're out of your element!

The Dude: Walter, the chinaman who peed on my rug, I can't go give him a bill, so what the fuck are you talking about?

Walter Sobchak: What the fuck are you talking about? The chinaman is not the issue here, Dude. I'm talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude. Across this line, you DO NOT... Also, Dude, chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.

The Dude: Walter, this isn't a guy who built the railroads here. This is a guy...

Walter Sobchak: What the fuck are you...?

The Dude: Walter, he peed on my rug!

Donny: He peed on the Dude's rug.

Walter Sobchak: Donny you're out of your element! Dude, the Chinaman is not the issue here!

 

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Brilliant! I've seen it used in various ways in the Orient but this is pretty slick.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8125274.stm

 

 

I believe the preferred nomenclature is "Asian."

 

I heard that recently as well. When did saying "the Orient" or Oriental become Politically incorrect?

 

ps, sweet find. It always shocks me to see 40 story high Bamboo scaffolding on a Hi-rise tower being utilized in the Orient Asia. Probably make a nice ice axe handle or kitchen floor I'll bet:-)

 

Only inanimate objects should be called oriental. A person should be called Asian. Learned that the hard way! ;)

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Oh, for Fuck's Sake! He's referencing a place! Idiots.

 

I know! I know, you're preaching to the choir here E. I even tried that argument on the oriental Asian-American I'm married too without much success. I said, "isn't the orient a place?" (correct answer is Yes!)

* "Are people who come from Canada called Canadians?"(correct answer to that is Yes!)

*"Are people who come from Mexico called Mexicans?" (And the correct answer to that is Yes as well!)

"Well, this is progress", I said, "the people living in that place we call the Orient, what are those people called?"

 

... ?...

 

I don't want to piss anyone off for no reason, I just wanted to understand. You know what I learned ...again? That women are the opposite of logic.

 

So Asians it is. Someday I'll learn why, until that day....

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