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Originally Posted by Forest Ump
I was describing someone from eastern asia.
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That is not what it means. Oriental means "east of" and was introduced in language to refer to land areas east of Europe. It referred to Turkey, Persia and all points east. It lumped together people from numerous countries and unrelated ethnic backgrounds.
Since the 1970's most educated people have known how to refer to people of Asia or specific countries within Asia far more accurately and with sensitivity to their true ethnicity.