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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
Question: Do Asians "expect" to be recognized as Japanese/Chinese/Korean/etc or is it a simple matter of referring to them as "Asian" if you don't know? (Much like you shouldn't refer to a Latino as Mexican/Cuban/Honduran unless you know. As far as I know, Hispanics don't "expect" people to know their native country by looks alone.)
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Likewise though you would assume that would be true for white people and the different European countries.
Shoot, even whats suppose to be a defining nature of Ireland...red hair. It's still second in Europe by percentages to Scotland.
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