indian vs. asian


i know "indian" would be more specific, but india is part of asia, so wasn't gail correct in calling ravi asian?

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Yes. South Asians (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) are commonly referred to as "Asian" in the UK. It's less common to say that in the US but it's accurate.

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It may not be the same for THEM, though; it sounds like an Indian may take offense at the term. I think most Asian Americans don't care for it since they consider themselves Chinese-American, Korean-Am., etc. But it's far preferable to Oriental, so they accept it because they know most non-Asians have no idea which country their family is from.

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