Kevin Gowen wrote:
> Louise Bremner wrote:
> 
>> Kevin Gowen <kgowenNOSPAM@myfastmail.com> wrote:
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>>
>>> Ron Hitler Barrassi wrote:
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>>>>
>>>> Louise Bremner wrote:
>>>>
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>>>>> Ron Hitler Barrassi <greg-the-stop-sign@tism.com.au> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Louise Bremner wrote:
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>>>>>>> Ron Hitler Barrassi <greg-the-stop-sign@tism.com.au> wrote:
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>>>>>>>> My last care package, and I do mean *last* included flavoured 
>>>>>>>> dehydrated rice meals. Yes, rice. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Um.... I ask visitors to bring rice if they really want to give me
>>>>>>> something I can't buy in Japan. But I make it clear I mean Basmatti
>>>>>>> rice....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seijou near Shinjuku Minamiguchi. Or a stroll through Okubo.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Real Basmati? Or just the cheapest stuff they can fob off as "ethnic"
>>>>> (bearing in mind the 1000% import duties)?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Seijo has Thai Jasmine which I love. In Okubo there are lots of ethnic
>>>> shops run by real ethnics. The Indian stores are heaven on earth and
>>>> have several types of rice.
>>>
>>>
>>> What is an ethnic?
>>
>>
>>
>> In this context, I think it means any cuisine that involves chili
>> peppers.... I use quotes, though, because it doesn't match my own
>> definition.
> 
> 
> I meant when used a noun to refer to a person e.g. "The shopkeeper is an 
> ethnic." I have no idea what that is supposed to mean.
> 
> 

Main Entry: 2ethnic
Function: noun
: a member of an ethnic group; especially : a member of a 
minority group who retains the customs, language, or social views 
of the group