Quote Originally Posted by JDerrida View Post
If you said the " the new girl in work is oriental", or substituted the word 'oriental' for Asian, why would that be a little ignorant or offensive?

If someone in Africa, Asia or any other continent , said the "the new girl in work is European", would that be considered a little ignorant and offensive?
I’d be surprised if anyone on here would describe an Asian person as Oriental, unless they are of a certain age, as it’s such an old fashioned word.
I’ve only ever used it when talking about Leyton Orient, or Murder on the Orient express.
I’d also be very surprised if any of the younger generations anywhere in Europe would use it nowadays either.
I’ve also never heard any youngsters I know refer to a Chinese takeaway as a “ Chinky”. I’ve heard a few older folk I know use the term though.
Its another awful word to use, that hopefully will be used less and less as the yrs go by.