How do people of Asian ethnicity but British birth like to be addressed?

Question

Asian, British Asian or what? I'm an Englishman, and by no means racist, but we have a substantial proportion of people of Asian ethnicity in the UK, and in questions that relate to demography and even cuisine, it is sometimes necessary to categorise people in terms of ethnicity. How would you Asian types like to be addressed, so that I can make references without accidentally insulting people.

Answer 1

Its the context which makes it obvious if someone's racist or not. You don't come across as a racist person, so I doubt anyone would take offence to whatever you said, unless it was obviously derogatory. Perhaps you can say British-Asian if that makes you more comfortable.

Answer 2

Probably Asian. It doesn't matter where you were born. It just matters what your ethnic background is. A white man born in Africa isn't a Caucasian African is he?

Answer 3

By my name.

I never complete "ethnicity surveys" on job applications etc


I always put "British" when nationality is needed.

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Answer 4

the thing about the term asian is that here in britain, it refers to people of indian, pakistani, iraqi descent, whilst in america it refers to chinese, japanese and koreans. as far as in filling out application forms and ticking boxes corresponding to my race, i tick chinese. and yet whilst there is black british and asian british- as in of indian, pakistani origin, i wonder to myself why there is no 'chinese british' because i for one was born here and on my passport, it says british as my nationality. i don't mind being referred to as chinese with british roots but it pisses me off that on all application forms, it doesn't have chinese british, whereas there is black british, white british, irish, british asian

Answer 5

Sire, or Madam
ilusion of granduer,
sire is a stallion
and madam is a french whore

Answer 6

Like anyone else? Just don't use slurs.

Answer 7

who cares??