On: Stop Generalizing About Europe

[w1ntermute]

It is different in the details. But in the general sense, this is true in other countries. For example, in the UK, "Asian" means "Indian" and what Americans would call "Asians" are just referred to by their nationality. This is because in the UK, Indians are the largest nationality from Asia. But in the US, where East Asians are more common, they got the blanket term "Asian".

[okal → w1ntermute]

To be fair that's true for my country, Kenya, as well. Asian here refers to subcontinentals. The Chinese are just that, the Chinese.

[w1ntermute → okal]

Makes sense, the usage is probably common in the language of countries with recent colonial ties to the UK.