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COMPARING ASIAN NATIONALITIES
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I think the Japanese think themselves superior to all other Asians, they look down on all other Asian countries as poor and uncivilized. I've always found them to be complete snobs.
me Monday, April 08, 2002 at 06:47:39 (PDT)

Ay! Ok Macanese. Latinos, Brown people whose lineage is from Central America on up, in the U.S. will always see themselves as a race regardless of anyone's scientific or genetic analysis. I'm not saying you are wrong, but maybe your experiences are different than say a brown skinned Mexican-American's. Anglos, Blacks and Asians in the U.S. do not see us Latinos/Hispanics as fully white so we have to be something, right? Well we are not fully white and we are not fully Native American or black right so then what exactly are we? We have to be something. The answer is we are Latin-a-o-s/Hispanics!

I mean we can’t be nothing, can we? It is however a U.S. phenomenon.

At any rate I'm a brown Spanish speaker with some Mexican ancestry, a Chicana if you are interested. I will always see myself as Latina or Hispanic because that's the way people identify me in the U.S. so this is my reality. The people who say that Hispanic/Latino is not a race usually are not Hispanic/Latino themselves as I have defined it or do not recognize this side of their lineage for personal reasons in the U.S.

Eso es fino con mí, just not how I and about 95% of Mexican, Central American, Cuban, Puerto Rican, etc. people see themselves in the Unites States. We are white or black in the United States to some degree but will never be seen as fully white or black because of our skin color, last names or other distinguishing traits.

And please don't ask me about people from South America or Europe because I like most U.S. Latinas don't have a clue about what they classify themselves as and don't really care. Not that I don't like these people, I just don't care about how they see themselves in the U.S. because there are so few of them here and we U.S. based Latina/os don't know many of them. I guess they are too good for us you know, or not!

That's just my humble opinión for you. Oh and yes can some of you here not use the term mestiza/mestizo it's like one poster pointed out a while ago. That is a term that has negative connotations to us Latinos/Hispanics due to the history of its creation. It's like calling Asians Orientals, not good you know! Anyways thanxs for reading my ramblings. I will not post on this topic anymore because I am not looking for a debate since we all have our own thoughts on this.

Actually mis amigos, quiero a la fecha un hombre atractivo y romántico asiático especialmente say for example los chinos suaves o los sexy Coreanós, yes, yes, because you have it going on so the rumor says, ok? I am here to see what los hombres exóticos like so I can get you to like me too, so then Buenas noches mis amores! And I look pretty fine in case U were wondering.

This was my homework for tonight so I will put theory into practice mañana. No offense Macanese I'll bet you look fiiine. Beware fellas you are warned!

Big *smootch* y mil besas para ustedes. And VincenteF, Japanese men have hella cute personalities so there. =)

Amanda C, Latina Princess to all Macanese, but not Latino Sunday, April 07, 2002 at 21:43:57 (PDT)

Half Chinese, half Portuguese, all Macanese, but not Latino:

True, you are not Latino, we'd never call you such a thing, and I doubt anyone ever has.

The Spaniards and Portuguese of Iberia (Spain and Portugal) are not Latinos!
Only their descendants; the Criollos (direct descendants of Iberians), the Mestizos (Iberian/Amerindian) of Latin America and the Mulattos (Iberian/Black) of Latina America are Latinos.

By the way, the word "Latino" doesn't come from the word "Latin", so the French and Italians, Romanians, etc, etc, etc wouldn't classify to be grouped up into the "Latino" category anyway.

"Latino" is actually the Spanish abbreviation of the word "Latinoamérica". So as you see, the common misconceived whinge of "If you add the Spaniards and Portuguese into "Latinos" then so too should the Italians, etc!!!".

The truth is, the word "Latino" was never intended to include the Spaniards and Portuguese of Europe, it was only supposed to include the pure Iberians who have lived for generations in Latinoamérica, and the Mestizos (iberian/indian) and Mulattos (iberian/black) of Latinoamérica

The Iberians of Europe, or pure Amerindians or pure Blacks or the Sambos (indian/black mix) at no stage were they ever Latino.

The only way someone can be “Latino” is if they are Iberians of Latinoamérica, or mestizos of Latinoamérica or mulattos of Latinoamérica, because all of these are indeed Latinoamericanos, (or in Spanish, the abreviation is "Latino").
No one in Latin America would ever be stupid or ignorant enough to think that an Italian or French or a Spaniard from Spain is "Latino" because we know that "Latino" means Latin American descendant of Iberians. You only get this confusion in the US.

By they way, if you were wondering how to say “Latin” in Spanish it is:
Latín (la-TEEN), not Latino (la-TEE-no)!

For the hundredth time, Latino is the Spanish abbreviation of Latinoamérica. The word Latino must not be confused with the word Latin. The two words look similar but they have different roots and they can only be used on the same person in certain circumstances.
This fact is another problem in the US, the way that people everywhere use Latin and Latino as synonyms for each other.

JLo is a Latina, but also Latin (Iberian/Black/Indian)
Chayanne is a Latino, but also Latin (Iberian of Latin America)
Julio Iglesias is Latin, but not Latino! (Iberian of Spain)
Shakira is a Latina, but also Latin (Iberian/Iberian-Indian/Lebanese)
Enrique Iglesias is Latin, but not Latino! (Iberian/Iberian-Filipino)
Ricky Martin is Latino, but also Latin (Iberian of Latin America)

The rule is, if first of all you are a “Latino” the you are also “Latin”. But if at first you are “Latin” you cannot be “Latino”. And since Italians and Frenchmen and Romaninan are first Latins, they cannot, by default, be Latinos.
The Rule to Latinos Sunday, April 07, 2002 at 20:54:55 (PDT)

Is Chinese a Mongoloid race? Are they more related to Southeast Asians than to Japanese/Korean?

Matt Bruno Sunday, April 07, 2002 at 10:53:20 (PDT)

I didn't miss anything:

Actually, you did miss something by grouping Iberian Spanish and Portuguese caucasians into the "Latino" group.
Both European Spanish and Portuguese do not identify, and have never identified themselves as "Latino". They call themselves Spanish, Portuguese, or just plain white.
The whole "Latino" category is a modern North American invention created to give distinction and identification to South, Central, and North Americans with Spanish and Portuguese cultural influences. Most being the by-product of hundreds of years of colonialism although some do have Iberian blood. The same goes for the very popular "Hispanic" term.
In no other area of the world, either than the Americas, do people group the European Spanish and Portuguese with "Latinos" and "Hispanics". And in no other area of hte world are the terms "Latino" and "Hispanic" commonly used.
Anyway, if we were to use the term Latino proplerly, we would have to add the French, Italians, Romanians, Quebecois, Haitian and others to the group as they also come from "Latin" influenced cultures (Roman/Italian being the mother culture).
By your definition, I, a half Chinese, half Portuguese person from Macau (we say Macao), would be a "Latino" too. A category which I believe I have little in common with (although I am equally influenced by my Portuguese father's side as my Chinese mother's side).
This erroneous grouping of people is like calling all Americans "Anglos" (as their mother culture is British and most still have some of their blood) or calling all Vietnamese, Japanese and Koreans "Sinos" (as they are culturally influenced by China and are genetically similar).
Half Chinese, half Portuguese, all Macanese, but not Latino. Saturday, April 06, 2002 at 14:47:44 (PST)

Japanese are the most unemotional people I have ever met. They dont show any feelings, and they are quite unpassionate. I've been there and let me tell you it is WAY different from other countries such as the Philippines. The filipinos are very passionate about their lives and just love to live, and EAT! I know the japanese are rich and have an "advanced culture aka superior as they like to say" but I enjoyed the Philippines much more. I find it easier to connect with the filipinos more than any other asian, but maybe its just me. Being hispanic, I think its ridiculous the way we discriminate against Filipinos and other asians. Its not when we start talking that we find we have so much in common-
VicenteFernandez Saturday, April 06, 2002 at 07:36:03 (PST)

AC Dropout:

Portugal - "Pu Tao Ya" Grape Country
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I like Spain-"Xi ban Ya" West Class Teeth Country.

Beijing Angelique Friday, April 05, 2002 at 20:20:43 (PST)

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