2006-08-26 01:46:29 · 6 answers · asked by rambo 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
Oriental is East / Occidental is West.
Oriental is also the Rug, but not the race (that would be Asian)
You can fill in the blanks with a wikipedia search...Cheers!
2006-08-26 01:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by magnamamma 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oriental means "east", Occidental means "west" (from a European point of view).
2006-08-26 08:54:05 · answer #2 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oriental means to rise before the Sun.
Occidental means to rise after the Sun.
Its an East / West thing
2006-08-26 08:54:11 · answer #3 · answered by dougie boy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oriental is on purpose. Occidental isn't.
(I'm so sorry, but I couldn't resist!)
2006-08-26 08:52:30 · answer #4 · answered by silvercomet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
200(oriental has 8 letters and the other doesnt)words!
2006-08-26 08:58:52 · answer #5 · answered by Mark ABC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asian and non-Asian
2006-08-26 09:05:30 · answer #6 · answered by k b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋