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In article <4qmbuv$lca@news.ccit.arizona.edu>,
Hung J Lu <hlu@aruba.ccit.arizona.edu> wrote:
>"Flatface" sounds more like it. 
>
	Are you talking about asians in general? you flatass.

>I know that feeling. Many Taiwanese people think that all
>westerners like to be called "adok'al". But any name based
>on physical appearance is inherently bad idea. This us-versus-them
>mentality is very hard to root out in the short time. There is
>very little common ground between western culture and
>the eastern one. 
>
	Oh, yeah? You are saying westerners never use nigger, chink
	and names like that before? Let me tell you, the are "some"
	caucasions who would still use these names when they refer
	to other races. To native Taiwanese, a-do-a is just a name;
	just like the japanese people use "kai-jin" when they refer
	to the foreigners. But when caucasions use nigger and chink,
	they are actually trying to insult other races. I guess from
	this point of view, you are right, there is very little common
	ground between eastern and western culture.

>Even with the neighboring countries like the Philippines, Malaysia
>or Thailand, the Taiwanese people have not shown a great deal
>of respect (Taiwan uses quite some foreign workers). For the
>benefit of Southeast Asia, romanization and wider use of
>English is the way to go. Southeast Asia needs a common 
>language. Without a common language, the us-versus-them
>situation will never disappear.
>
>-- Ekki

	Yes, the US uses the most foreign workers in the world, actually
	there are so many Canadians working down there, so the US people
	does not respect any other countries according to your stupid
	logic.


	Paul
