Quote Originally Posted by Croesy Blue View Post
I think it comes down to the orient being an old fashioned word when Asians weren't treated in a good way. It's just seen as a bit out of touch more than offensive in this country I think.

In the US it's been used more as a derrogatory term and that's why it's seen as more offensive there.
The term oriental is often used to describe objects from the Orient. However, given its eurocentric connotations and shifting, inaccurate definition through the ages, it may be considered offensive as a label for people from East Asia.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Although considered outdated, most Asian Americans do not find the term offensive as they have never had the word used against them as an insult.[10]

Wikipedia seems to say the opposite.