^um, go ahead? i mean if it makes you happy... lol. singapore isn't my country. i have no attachment towards it whatsoever. i am not a local so um yeah. and of course singapore has its own stereotypes and i tell you today that they're true. i'm not one to lie. in fact if you want to know, even india has its own stereotypes relating to the different cultures of the country. i don't take if offensively actually; i accept it because it's actually happening.
stop harping on my friend when you should be discussing the media issue. that's what makes the most impact anyway. tv, movies, the internet. the friend point was just to prove that i have personal knowledge as well and that i'm not just watching mtv and basing everything on it.
galoisien is probably correct. i think the indians, pakistanis, filipinos etc have their own groups. i think it's just a thing in US; like i have this other friend born in boston who's an indian and he told me he doesn't call himself 'asian' because 'asian' usually means east asian in US. rather, he refers to himself as an indian, as do his other indian friends. so it's a thing that happens there.
shirker: yeah see, exactly. you proved my point. and hereafter i think i'm going to go as 'indian' in US. and weird, but i'm not taking an offence whatsoever o.O in fact it's probably good i'm going to be just referred to as indian. so east asians can be asians, i'm cool with that
