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Originally Posted by Gayle
Asian is just a general term - in the same way as European.
South Asian is often used to denote Pakistani/Bangladeshi and Indian. Again, that's like calling Polish people Eastern Europeans.
It's just location, not religion! No one is offended by being called Asian, just as we aren't offended by being called European.
Although, they sometimes should be, in my opinion - as it's used to describe ethnic origin, which is defining people by their skin colour and their parents heritage.
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dont think its about offence more preferance, i prefer to be known as "English" not European or British, neither offend me but its what i prefer.