oriental refers to things and objects ie oriental rug, etc.
2006-08-01 11:07:41 · 6 answers · asked by juju 3 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
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I must admit there are times when questions like this particular one gives me pause, or even shock. They are people of the Orient; there is no changing that. There are Asians who are not Orientals. It is important that people understand Asia is a region of the world. The Orient is in that area. In China, the citizens are Chinese. All Chinese are not Oriental.
2006-08-04 02:46:56 · answer #1 · answered by Calvin of China, PhD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orient is a word that means east, occident is the word that means west. If you look at a world map with the longitudinal meridian as the centre, asians are in the east, which is why they were called oriental in the first place, since they originated from the east of the world. I would not think may people use the word oriental in a derogatory fashion, its just an older word.
2006-08-01 18:17:05 · answer #2 · answered by Rick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they come from the Orient. the rug wouldn't be called Oriental if it didn't come from the Orient.
2006-08-01 18:13:24 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because education in this country is a joke and instead of reading a book they're all too busy watching television.
2006-08-01 18:13:10 · answer #4 · answered by Etiquette Gal 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ditto in response to your last question.
2006-08-01 18:11:37 · answer #5 · answered by Sonie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably don't know
2006-08-01 18:11:21 · answer #6 · answered by so... 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋