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Feel free to add common myths about the East that you'd like cleared up. Or how you've already cleared it up. It might help me or another reader.

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[–] D61@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago

How would I describe Orientalism?

The vibes from being a USA'ian were always...

All Asian people are from the exact same culture. There's no difference between the culture, customs, and history of China, Japan, the Philippines, or any other country located on the Asian continent except Russia and the Middle Eastern countries. They all speak the same language and if you meet somebody from, lets say China, they can be automatically assumed to know this other person you know from Vietnam and share their language and customs.
The orient is a mysterious place that is unfathomable. Its the "dark continent" (Africa) but for people likely to be much less dark in skin color.