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WCDT: 2201-2205 (4-8 June 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
cvcharger:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 06 Jun 2012, 17:30 ---
--- Quote from: Sorflakne on 06 Jun 2012, 15:06 ---I have a Korean friend who constantly reminds me that Russians, Indians, Iranians and Saudis aren't Asians. 'Asian' to her is only people from east and south Asia.
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Why don't you ask her what* continent those countries are in? When she says "Asia", you reply with "exactly". I can't imagine she'd bring it up again after that.
(What ain't no continent I've ever heard of, DO THEY SPEAK ENGLISH IN WHAT? Ok, sorry about that.)
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Technically even France, Germany, Spain, and the rest of Europe are also in Asia because there is no true geological or geographical separation between Europe and Asia like there would be for other continents. That being the case, there should actually only be six continents, where Europe and Asia should be Eurasia.
Method of Madness:
I mentioned that before, but my point is even the people who say that not all from Asia are Asians would probably agree that India and China are on the same continent and that continent is called Asia.
That being said, yeah, the distinction between Europe and Asia is arbitrary. I wonder if there's a sign in Russia that has the "border" between Europe and Asia, where you can go from one continent to the other without leaving the country.
Schmorgluck:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 06 Jun 2012, 14:01 ---Why wouldn't you? Doesn't it make the most sense to have Asian = from Asia?
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It just about says as much as saying African = from Africa.
"African" doesn't make a better work in describing a person than "Asian" does.
Akima:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 06 Jun 2012, 17:53 ---I wonder if there's a sign in Russia that has the "border" between Europe and Asia, where you can go from one continent to the other without leaving the country.
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Yes. Lots of them.
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: Schmorgluck on 06 Jun 2012, 18:02 ---
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 06 Jun 2012, 14:01 ---Why wouldn't you? Doesn't it make the most sense to have Asian = from Asia?
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It just about says as much as saying African = from Africa.
"African" doesn't make a better work in describing a person than "Asian" does.
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I'm not saying either are very specific, as they apply to a lot of different cultures, but neither are inaccurate. Someone who is from Africa is African, someone who is from Asia is Asian (or Eurasian, I guess). Most people refer to themselves as a more specific group (like their country rather than their continent).
Either way, in a thousand years, we'll all be Earthicans.
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