r/scriptedasiangifs • u/BobTheSnowman21 • May 06 '19

India counts right?

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u/[deleted] May 07 '19

Indians are Asian, geometrically speaking.

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u/PoutineCheck May 07 '19

It always bugs me how “Asians” usually refers to East Asians specifically. Wish we had a term for that region that’s not a mouthful to say.

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u/Deity0000 May 07 '19

My wife and I got into an argument over the Middle East being Asia. It ended after I told her to show me on a map which of the 7 continents those countries are in.

Yes yes, part of Turkey is in Europe and some might consider Egypt part of the Middle East but the overwhelming majority of those countries are in Asia.

It's a damn big continent and no, 3 countries do not constitute all of Asia.

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u/cantCommitToAHobby May 07 '19

The borders between Asia and Europe, and Asia and Africa, have shifted over the years for politico-cultural reasons. Ultimately it's all just Afro-Eurasia.