I Am Not Chinese!!!!

Zziggi

chaching wrote:

That's because the places China,Japan,the Far East are IN Asia. Same way anyone from France, Spain, Belgium might call themselves European. That might clear up any confusion you might have had.

Yes i know they are in Asia, but to me they aren't Asian countries they are... well Far East I suppose. I guess it's my stereotyps of what Asian means.

It's a bit like Latvia, Lithuania, ALbania etc they are actually European but to me they don't seem European because they don't fit my stereotype of European.

chaching

Zziggi wrote:

.....to me they aren't Asian countries......
.......because they don't fit my stereotype...

Well I'm really sorry to hear that. Maybe you could try not stereotyping so much? And then you'll find that the people from those countries are Asian.....same applies to European countries etc.

Former_MSE_Andrea

My other half is Japanese and feels the same Chaching. He'd rather not be called Chinese, simply because he's not. It's nothing to do with disliking them.

His other bugbear is when he meets someone for the first time. The first thing they usually ask is how long he has been here. He tells them (15 years). The next thing they ask, more often than not is... "Do you like England then?"

Zziggi

chaching wrote:

Well I'm really sorry to hear that. Maybe you could try not stereotyping so much? And then you'll find that the people from those countries are Asian.....same applies to European countries etc.

Chaching, I meant it in a good humoured way. No offence meant. I was just been honest about my own stereotyping. The thing about stereotypes is that although they are suppose to be representative of a ''typical'' person of the category, what you usually find is actually the stereotype fits very few, if any people of that category. And more than this, certainally when you're talking about 'race' and ethnic groups, there are no well defined boarders between the categories which makes stereotypes even more untypical of most people in the category - if you can even define the category.

johanne

i am from liverpool.... born and bred - even born on "scottie road" which makes me a "proper scouser" but because i dont talk with a thick scouse accent no-one ever believes me - i must be from "down south" cos i pronounce my words correctly! i always get called posh/snob cos i dont "tawwwk lyke dat" :rolleyes:

Oh and i dont own a trackie/shell suit.. i certainly dont have a curly perm and moustache.. i dont live in the dole/social office and you can leave your car outside my house without coming back to find it on bricks and the stereo gone!

( and P.S. i dont personally know the beatles either )

GlennTheBaker

I'm having physio on my ankle at the moment and my physiotherapist is from New Zealand. Thankfully, I could tell the difference between his accent and an Aussie accent or he might just have broken my ankle again! He said he used to get really annoyed at people thinking he was an Aussie but just calmly corrects them now, adding that Australia is just one big desert with a few nice beaches!

someonehadmyusername

i havent read this post all the way through

but when i am trying to decribe someone who is maybe form one of the countries (sorry but i really cant tell between chinese/japanese etc
i havent been around different races/cultures etc, think my town is 97% white british -which sucks)

but really
what should i say?
what should i say to describe that person?
xx

gravitytolls

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bummer...............

RobBob_3

Zziggi

Agree that "Asian" in UK often 'means' people who descent comes Pakistan/India. This is perhaps because British people of certain descents sometimes self-describe themselves so.

Oriental is another word that will offend people. Quick search on internet:

Be very careful with this one! Many Asian Americans, especially younger ones, liken "Oriental" to "Negro." A vestige of British imperialism, the term, at minimum, is vague. In art, it may include countries such as China and Japan, but not Turkey. In rugs, it may mean India and China as well as Turkey. In food, it may mean China or Japan, but not India, Vietnam or the Philippines.
https://www.lorenjavier.com/asian/terminology.html

Personally, I find it very strange if someone has a British passport only, was born in Britain and has never lived in any other country for a substantial period of time (nor intends to) does not identify themselves as British, English, Scottish, Welsh etc.

chaching

Zziggi wrote:

Chaching, I meant it in a good humoured way. No offence meant. I was just been honest about my own stereotyping. The thing about stereotypes is that although they are suppose to be representative of a ''typical'' person of the category, what you usually find is actually the stereotype fits very few, if any people of that category. And more than this, certainally when you're talking about 'race' and ethnic groups, there are no well defined boarders between the categories which makes stereotypes even more untypical of most people in the category - if you can even define the category.

Hey Zziggi,
It's cool. I understand what you mean though. I'm sure I'm guilty of stereotyping as the next person. Besides, life isn't all in black and white.