On Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:55:46 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>I've never seen anything wrong with "Oriental" as a synonym for "Far
>Eastern" tho

I was taught that you name your country in the "far East" (like China)
and Oriental refers to the Middle East. Think "oriental" rugs.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.