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SOUTH Asia, not SOUTHEAST Asia…

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 @ 3:29 pm | Random Reflections

I apologize in advance for the petty nature of this post, but it annoys me when Muslims confuse South Asians with Southeast Asians. The former are from the nations of the Indian Subcontinent, most prominently India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The latter are from the nations located in the region between mainland China and Australia, most prominently Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The two regions are geographically and culturally distinct. I cringe whenever I read or hear someone refer to Indians and Pakistanis as Southeast Asians. Please don’t make this mistake. It makes you sound ignorant.

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4 Responses to “SOUTH Asia, not SOUTHEAST Asia…”

  1. UB Says:
    February 13th, 2007 at 6:03 pm

    Preach on.

  2. Maleeha Says:
    February 13th, 2007 at 11:00 pm

    I concur.

  3. Koonj Says:
    February 16th, 2007 at 6:54 pm

    THANK you. That makes me mad as hell too. Next time one of my Egyptian friends does that, I’ll call them South Africans.

  4. JDsg Says:
    March 13th, 2007 at 9:10 pm

    …most prominently Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

    Hey! Don’t forget us in Singapore! :)