imma korean thug.

 

FYI, I looked up "Orient" in the Webster's dictionary, and it is the correct usage.

 

yes and it's linked to "orientalism" which some asians strongly dislike.

 

I don't know about you...but I don't mind it when peope refer to me as an oriental. You wouldn't call a Indian an oriental but they're from Asia. There are a lot of ethnic groups in Asia overall...but when some describes an asian person as oriental...you know they mean specifically someone from the far east (Japan, China, Korea, etc.).

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by shyong
[B]i don't know about you...but I don't mind it when peope refer to me as an oriental.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by seung
[B]

you obviously missed my point or have no idea what i was talking about.
i'm not talking about calling an japanese girl "asian girl."
i'm not talking about calling a group of korean, chinese and japanese kids "asian kids."

though i'm talking about 'the originary', losing "nationalism" in global melting pot.
westerns' biased perspective as regularized "whole."

 

The word "oriental" carries negative connotation when it is used to refer Asian-Americans.

 

oriental is used for inanimate objects (food, rug, etc.) We are not inanimate and prefer the use asian.

 

My Korean friend was telling me that his dad frequently goes to places called "hostess bars."

Does anybody know exactly what those are?

 

he's talking about those "room- salon"s.

first of all, "hostess" in korea has some kind of "negative" meaning- something like "prostitute."
those hostesses in room- salons are not prostitutes tho.

you go to one of those bars with your friend or business partner, and the bars have private rooms.
you sit in one of those rooms, girls come in, seat right next to you.

in room salons, you never pour drinks to your glass or your friends' glass yourself. pouring drinks is always those girls' job.
sometimes they can sing for you, dance for you- in a very flirtatious way.

usually having "fun" in these bars cost you a lot of money, averaging... i would say about $2000, plus the tip.
that's why they are also often called "business club", since not that many people can afford those kind of money for a night at a bar.

then, you can tip the girl even more, for something called "ee- cha" which means, "the second round" or something... that's when you actually go to motel/ hotel/ inn with the girl and spend a night.
again, you have to pay/ tip the girl again.

of course, you can choose not to go "ee- cha" but those hostess bar girls don't earn such negative reputation for no reason.

... um... did you follow?