On 2014-01-14 12:23 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:25:08 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>> There were 3 parts to this new
>> section US foods/Oriental/Asian. Yes it sounds odd but that is what it
>> was
>
> What's the difference between Oriental and Asian? Does Oriental mean
> India and the various surrounding countries that broke away from It?
> Does the term include the Middle East and North Africa?
>
>
It's hard to keep up with the PCness of it all. Apparently it is no
longer appropriate to refer to Chinese people are Chinese. They are
Asian, just like the Japanese, Taiwanese, Vietnamese, Laotions etc.
Indians are no longer Indians. They are south Asians.