This statement (from the linked article) concerns me, because now I have a mental picture of some unfortunate Chinese guy running desperately to try to catch the train, unable to understand the policemen's commands to stop. I really hope this is a PC misstatement, and that the man really looked Middle-Eastern, because I have a VERY hard time trying to conceive of a Chinese suicide bomber.
Three eyewitnesses were taken to a nearby veterinary surgery by police before being taken away for interview.
Taking people to a veterinarian for urgent care purposes says more about the quality of socialized medicine than I could say in a thousand words.
This is getting silly:
"Asian" in the UK implies someone from the sub-continent..i.e. Indian or PAKISTANI.
I think a person from China would be either Chinese, or oriental.
Cheers.
"This statement (from the linked article) concerns me, because now I have a mental picture of some unfortunate Chinese guy running desperately to try to catch the train, unable to understand the policemen's commands to stop. I really hope this is a PC misstatement, and that the man really looked Middle-Eastern, because I have a VERY hard time trying to conceive of a Chinese suicide bomber."
Asian = Pakistani (The eyewitness expressedly said the suspect "looked Pakistani". The suicide bombers of 7/7 and 21/7 were Pakistani.
Don't be too concerned about innocent Chinamen. "Asian" is generally used in Britain to describe Pakistanis, Indians and assorted others.