"Dale Walker" <dale@sorted.org> wrote in message
news:1jb7k013q1vpu2ui9acarn4taghk3n21p9@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:14:21 GMT, "necoandjeff" <spam@schrepfer.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> >Question 1: No. Using the word Asian wouldn't be offensive in that
situation
> >would it? So why should I change.
>
> Ah, but if in a place where 'Asian' is a word reserved for
> Indian/Pakistani folk, would you still use the word when 'Oriental' is
> the more descriptive term?

Of course. Why is flexibility with language such a surprising concept for
everyone?