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 May 22 2008, 05:03 PM
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 That's what she said.  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200  |
You know what I never got? Both Japan and the Phillipines are disconnected from Asia and are islands but why is it that Filipinos are more considered Pacific Islanders and not asian when Japanese people are asian by default?
Hope I phrased all of that correctly. What are your thoughts? |
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May 22 2008, 06:32 PM
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That's what she said. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200 |
Poor Japan.
 I wonder why Indonesians don't look like Australians then since they're close to each other...well...kinda.
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May 22 2008, 09:05 PM
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 in a matter of time Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,151 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 191,357 |
Or, it could be because of evolution.
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May 22 2008, 09:07 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,815 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 423,396 |
On my school testing stuff, I usually fill in the circle next to "Asian." For some reason, I am so against being classified as a PI.
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May 22 2008, 09:40 PM
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 paperthin pride. Group: Member Posts: 76 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 626,463 |
i can answer that.
because the are guided by assumption. it bugs me when filipinos say that they are pacific islander, when on the contrary they are really asians. since the philippines is not completely bounded by the pacific ocean, therefore it cannot qualify as a pacific island. because it has the south china sea to the west, and the sulu sea in the south. but to avoid the confusion, my school has added a "filipino" bubble to all forms. |
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May 23 2008, 02:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 717 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 636,551 |
QUOTE(Markster @ May 22 2008, 07:07 PM)  On my school testing stuff, I usually fill in the circle next to "Asian." For some reason, I am so against being classified as a PI. I usually do this too, because my mom says its incorrect for us to be classified as Pacific Islanders, as so many people do. 
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May 23 2008, 09:45 AM
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 Sarcastic Mr. Know-It-All Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,089 Joined: Dec 2003 Member No: 29 |
I thought Philippines was considered South East Asia, like Vietnam and Indonesia. Japan, China and Korea are considered East Asia. I think Pacific Islander is more for like for Polynesians and Samoans and that kind of thing.
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May 23 2008, 08:53 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Head Staff Posts: 18,173 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,478 |
QUOTE(LoveToMySilas @ May 22 2008, 07:32 PM) Poor Japan. It's more like poor Philippines to me, haha. I think it's partly because of the way they (Flips) look, and also because of their country's location. |
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May 23 2008, 08:57 PM
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 (′ ･ω･｀) Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,179 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 72,477 |
cuz they look like asians.. and eats rice on a daily basis.
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