tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15402396.post4398095892760196216..comments2023-12-18T08:10:55.468-05:00Comments on A for Actuary: Have people called you Oriental before?Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420510847042249219noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15402396.post-16307098818301299622008-04-16T10:19:00.000-05:002008-04-16T10:19:00.000-05:00LOL, I have a friend who says "I saw the cutest Or...LOL, I have a friend who says "I saw the cutest Oriental girl yesterday, she was just adorable, like a China Doll". I've corrected her once and she looked confused. <BR/>What? You don't all look alike???? This is news to me! -SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15402396.post-82558659157622833642008-04-12T00:58:00.000-05:002008-04-12T00:58:00.000-05:00you need to tell this guy to watch or listen to th...you need to tell this guy to watch or listen to the soundtrack of Avenue Q!! <BR/><BR/>Everyone's a little bit racist-good song.Christenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952841310098664921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15402396.post-29385932698674549402008-04-11T00:58:00.000-05:002008-04-11T00:58:00.000-05:00refering asian people as "oriental", probably is a...refering asian people as "oriental", probably is american term? i've never heard of the word thosed that way in australia..<BR/><BR/>"asians all look the same" is an old joke between me and my good friend.. he say that to me sometimes (while his wife is japanese), and i say to him "all jewish look the same with the big nose" (he is jew).. obviously, we know each other well enough to have recial jokes between us.. or else, yes, maybe rude and annoying..<BR/><BR/>but the guy you were talking to, sound like the term "oriental" is just a term he grew up with, he didn't mean anything by that.. but yes, you are right, it's time for him to get educated.. that we don't look all the same! ;-) after all, isreal is consider part of asia continent!!triple-uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442053629340951498noreply@blogger.com