"Curt Fischer" wrote ...
> necoandjeff wrote:
> > Well, Brits are forgiven for using words like Oriental because they
> > say it in such a charming way. Plus there's no chance of being
> > thought of as some hick from the Midwest or the South.
> 
> necoandjeff, earlier in the thread, also wrote:
> 
> > Choosing your words based on how it may or may not make others feel is
> > the very essence of being considerate is it not?
> 
> What is this huge double standard you have that makes it fine for British
> people to say "Oriental" but not for "hicks from the Midwest or South" to do
> so?

British people are speaking English but "hicks from the Midwest or South" are
speaking American.