> > If Oriental is not an acceptable term,
> >what term is more acceptable for those that share the physical
> characteristics I would the term to describe.
>
> "Asian" will do nicely.

> >Just out of curiosity, do the people in the "East" refer to those of us
who
> >:are not as the "West"?

OK, the guy at the dock was not Western, he was Asian.

> Yes they do. But they don't refer to you as the "FAR West". And to
complete
> the confusion, many also refer to Australia as the "west"! The inclusion
of
> the word "Far", however, should always be avoided, since by inference, it
> indicates that you believe youself to be the center of the universe, and
> those you refer to as someone in the boonies.

Interesting.