To: bd476
In Europe, does "Asian descent" sometimes mean "SW Asia"?
(*&~#$ the politically correct for effectively taking "Oriental" out of the lexicon.
2 posted on
11/10/2004 2:33:02 AM PST by
FreedomPoster
(hoplophobia is a mental aberration rather than a mere attitude)
To: FreedomPoster
Sounds like they have stopped soomething.
3 posted on
11/10/2004 2:35:11 AM PST by
Snapple
To: FreedomPoster
Good point. It could have been just about any country now described as Asia. It's sometimes difficult to orient oneself to the new geography.
6 posted on
11/10/2004 2:39:13 AM PST by
bd476
To: FreedomPoster
No, Asian will usually mean someone from the Indian subcontinent ie India, Pakistan Bangladesh etc.
Regards
11 posted on
11/10/2004 3:05:45 AM PST by
flitton
To: FreedomPoster
Asian could also be South and central Pacific origins also..alot of activity there for Terrorist
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