It certainly is! There was a French playwright by name of Racine who wrote some pretty (IMO) boring plays that I had to study at one point! ;-)
I think some people expect Thai people to look the same as Chinese people which isn't always the case. I read on LJ just recently someone saying they thought Elizabeth Sun looked more "Asian" than Pamela which made me giggle a bit. I think what the person was thinking was that Elizabeth looked more Chinese.
This is something I've picked up here on LJ too -- Pam & Elizabeth being described as "Asian", but to me they look oriental. For me "Asian" is more e.g. Indian/Pakistani/Singaporean kind of thing.
I agree that, for instance, Koreans or Vietnamese don't look the same as Chinese or Japanese people. A long time back I had a Thai friend, and her name was ... believe it or not ... P0rn! ;-)
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Date: 2007-02-03 06:59 am (UTC)It certainly is! There was a French playwright by name of Racine who wrote some pretty (IMO) boring plays that I had to study at one point! ;-)
I think some people expect Thai people to look the same as Chinese people which isn't always the case. I read on LJ just recently someone saying they thought Elizabeth Sun looked more "Asian" than Pamela which made me giggle a bit. I think what the person was thinking was that Elizabeth looked more Chinese.
This is something I've picked up here on LJ too -- Pam & Elizabeth being described as "Asian", but to me they look oriental. For me "Asian" is more e.g. Indian/Pakistani/Singaporean kind of thing.
I agree that, for instance, Koreans or Vietnamese don't look the same as Chinese or Japanese people. A long time back I had a Thai friend, and her name was ... believe it or not ... P0rn! ;-)
~Lyra