Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Are most ethnic minorities in the UK are Indian or South Asian? I'm not up on the immigration statistics of foreign countries.
South Asian means Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi & Sri Lankan
And there are other ethnic minorities also in the UK such as Black (African/Caribbean), East Asian/Oriental, Middle Eastern, Eastern European, Hispanic etc
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Are most ethnic minorities in the UK are Indian or South Asian? I'm not up on the immigration statistics of foreign countries.
Niether am I, but I know that in the UK they use "Asian" to refer to just people from the Indian subcontinent. Its a more specific term there than it is here.
So when I saw him write "caste" I put two and two together and knew he was talking about Hindus/Indian-looking people.
Originally posted by King Castle
what culture has influenced you'll the most?
the one of your immediate caregivers
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Yes, I know. Where is Britain is caste so important?
I had to read some articles in school where the writer complained that the caste prejudice he faced after moving to Britain was worse than that he faced at home in India (he came from an area where caste lines were not as strictly important)
Originally posted by inimalist
the one of your immediate caregivers
i was raised by various ppl.. 😬
my mom obviously..
when she was working a chinese baby sitter who spoke mandarin or whatever to me...
also my aunt and uncle.. mix family.
later on my friends family when mom was busy..(black)ermm
about 8 yrs of korean MA and study of the culture/spirituality even basic korean... 4 hours out of the day at least 5 times a week
hmm... do i have a rich cultural background or not really one of my own?
Originally posted by Zampanó
Not a lot of context here.
Normally I would write something sarcastic about how you quoted one line but he wrote a paragraph worth of stuff making clear that he referred to the behaviors and/or beliefs broadly followed by a given group rather than, say, a series of books by Iain Banks. But I won't, because that would be rude.
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaosyou really should?
Normally I would write something sarcastic about how you quoted one line but he wrote a paragraph worth of stuff making clear that he referred to the behaviors and/or beliefs broadly followed by a given group rather than, say, a series of books by Iain Banks. But I won't, because that would be rude.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Niether am I, but I know that in the UK they use "Asian" to refer to just people from the Indian subcontinent. Its a more specific term there than it is here.So when I saw him write "caste" I put two and two together and knew he was talking about Hindus/Indian-looking people.
I keep forgetting that it gives totally different impression to people here in N. America when I say Asian.
I heart Far East.
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Normally I would write something sarcastic about how you quoted one line but he wrote a paragraph worth of stuff making clear that he referred to the behaviors and/or beliefs broadly followed by a given group rather than, say, a series of books by Iain Banks. But I won't, because that would be rude.
Originally posted by Zampanó
I think the trouble is not that you are too polite but that it would be more difficult than the task initially appears. You could, of course, resort to flippancy, but drawing any real humor out of my tunnel vision would take a bit of work.
Well I really just wasn't sure where you were going with the whole thing. At best you could have been making some remark about linguistic deconstructionism, but that's not a funny topic. Simple tunnel vision isn't very funny either, it just suggests laziness (or maybe some crippling eye disease).
Back on topic, I grew up in a slightly sardonic culture.
Originally posted by lil bitchiness
I keep forgetting that it gives totally different impression to people here in N. America when I say Asian.I heart Far East.
It's a pretty encompassing word here. According to the US Census Bureau "Asian" includes East Asians, Siberians, South Asians, Southeast Asians and Central Asians (such as Afghans). So basically, the entire Asian continent except Arabs.
But in England, it seems to just mean Indian and its surrounding countries.
Re: Culture
Originally posted by King Castle
does modern society even have a Culture?what constitutes a Culture?
i live in a country that has no real since of self at least in my opinion.. our food is borrowed, our religion is borrowed even our ppl are from all corners of the world.. what is our culture and why would it be considered a culture?
i mean is MTV, coca cola, hamburgers and hollywood be considered a culture?
i know the united states isnt alone anymore many places are somewhat similar and in the same boat... think'in canada maybe possibly englandcanadian
also another think i have a problem is ppl who think that you cannot possibly have a culture outside your own home and background.
example:
if i am white or whatever why is it not possible to be a Buddhist and make it not just part of my religion but culture... why do some ppl think that if you take MA its not a culture or a way of living?
not all dojo's are commercialized to the point that it is just another thing like soccer or gymnastics with no spiritual meaning or deeper meaning... some ppl take their training seriously.. why is it okay for some things to be a culture to one group of ppl from one part of the world but not be for another person?
b/c he wasnt born into it? even though he takes it just as seriously but just happens to be of a different skin tone?
do we have to be born into a group culture or can we not simply adopt them?
talk conversate among yourself....
can MA be a culture to a white/brwn/blk man if he takes it seriously?
can bhuddism be part of a white/brwn/blk man culture even if he is born and lives in germany?
can we not practice native tribal traditions although not be part of any particular tribe?
what is it to have a culture?
I don't think we do.We should but we don't.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
It's a pretty encompassing word here. According to the US Census Bureau "Asian" includes East Asians, Siberians, South Asians, Southeast Asians and Central Asians (such as Afghans). So basically, the entire Asian continent except Arabs.But in England, it seems to just mean Indian and its surrounding countries.
That's right. For Chinese, Japanese, Korean Vietnamese and the likes we tend to refer to them individually.
I think Australians have it the other way around, they refer to Chinese, Japanese, Korean..etc as Asians and Indians, Bangladeshi...etc ndividually.
But what is interesting here is that technically I live in Latin America - Quebec is on the American continent and we speak French as official language which is of Latin origin...although that isn't a widely accepted idea even though it falls into a category of what Latin America is (?), which again, I find interesting.