On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:01:04 +0100, Corey Richardson
`R> 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.

Switch the terms and that's my connotation

Oriental = India and the "stans"
Asian = Far East

What's Oriental about a BBQ Beef burger is beyond me.


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