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[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"Asian tourists" pretty much says all I need to know about this lil anecdote..

[–] auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Probably just a regional thing.

In the US it means East Asian, in the UK it means Southeast Asians.

I guess most places default to the US definition unless they have a big population like the UK due to the US exporting their language through media.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Doesn’t it mean Indians in the UK?

SEA is like Cambodia etc.

[–] auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah my bad meant south asian.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah, pretty much.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's because they usually stuck to their buses. no idea if they were Japanese or Chinese, never saw them anywhere beyond talking pictures in some spots.

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sorry bud, you weren't able to determine what country they were from by visual cues alone? It's over for you. He knows who you are, deep down.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

do they want me to try to remember and guess the nationality of people I saw from a distance 20 years ago?

not going by "they all look the same" but come on. you try to guess the nationality of a tourist you saw across the street 20 or so years ago

[–] BananaIsABerry@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Tsk tsk, not having perfect recall about some random people you literally never interacted with? For shame.