Corey Richardson wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:51:23 -0700 (PDT), aem >
> wrote:
>
>> On Jul 30, 9:09 am, Corey Richardson `R> wrote:
>>> A "special" at the moment at McDonalds is the Oriental BBQ Beef burger.
>>> ....
>>> Forgive me for asking, but what *exactly* is Oriental about that?
>> Just curious....is "Oriental" still widely used in the U.K., rather
>> than "asian"? Does it still connote something exotic? -aem
>
> AFAIC, "Oriental" means Chinese/Japanese and "Asian" is
> Indian/Pakistani.
>

I thought carpets/rugs were "Oriental" and people were "Asian". I don't
think my Japanese SIL likes to be called an Oriental.

-tracy