Lee,

Allow me to explain: To many Asian's, the term "Oriental" is as offensive as
the N-word to a black person. Hence why those of us who are attuned to the
sensitivities of the region, recoil at the phrase. By the same token, none
of us uses the phrase "the Far East", because to Asians, it's not far and
it's not east.

Basically, to many Asians, the phrases "Oriental" and "Far East" smack of
colonialism and condescension.

Hope that clarifies.

Bjorn