Of the 7 continents, Asia is the one with the most number of countries. However there are many grey areas in which it can very argumentive or debative or whether certain nations and the people of those nations are Asia or Asian or not. I will touch on 3 of them 1) Russia2) Turkey3) Papau New Guinea1) RussiaIn terms of geographical terrian landscape, Russia streches from Asia to Europe ! Most of which is under Asia generally speaking.In terms of the architect design and structures of many of the traditional buildings of Russia, it is very ASIAN. to be more specific, i personally find them very muslim. Politically, Russia and Russians are classified as EuropeansIn terms of the biological physical appearances and features, they are definately europeans. but comparing to other europeans in terms of biological physical appearances and features, Russians are taller, bigger in size and much stronger/fitter than the other europeans. In fact they have very different eyes as compared to other europeans as well. where the Slang is of concern, Russian Slang is the deepest, heaviest and strongest than any other europeans combined. Culturally they are also europeans.In terms of enthnic group or racial classifications, in countries like northern part of mainland China, Mongolia and many other middle east nations, Russians have a long history of population migrations into those countries and to those countries, they are regarded as an ASIAN enthnic group or race in terms of classifications. However in nations like Singapore for an example, they will never be classified as Asians but instead europeans. In terms of History wise, it is full of arguements and debates. where ancestry is of concern, it is european. Religion wise is European too !To some Asia nations and Asian countries the nation of Russia and the Russian people are consider to be as a Asia nation and Asian people but to others it is not. To the europeans, they see Russians and Russia and Europe and Europeans. ====================================2) TurkeyTurkey in terms of geograhpical landscape terrian is very subjective/argumentive/debative as it a very half half kind of case. Turks people in terms of their physical and biological features and appearances is very european.culture wise on the overall is european as well. religion wise is Asian.base on history and ancestry they are asians. although turkey is a middle east country, to what i personally know, the middle east nations never ever regarded turkey as an ASIAN or Asia nation and people but instead European and Europe. They only acknowledge Turkey as part of the middle east. The Europeans had always refused to accept Turkey and the Turks as part of Europe or as an European. The Turkish themselves however had always wish to classify themselves as part of Europe and as europeans instead of Asia and Asians. ===============================3) Papau New Guineain terms of geographical landscape terrian, it is inside Asia.In terms of the physical and biological features and appearances they are very Asian.Where culture and history is of concern it is also Asian. but however, they are classified as part of paciifc region or what some call as Oceania continent !In fact rightfully and originally both australia and new zeland could have been classified as part of asia and as asian until events history change it all. hence they are not part of asia or asians. =============================Pls do share with me what you know on your part
Russia is definitely European as most of its population base resides in the European continent.Turkey is also European/Mediterranean having its history tied to European affairs throughout the Seljuk and Ottoman periods, and even today hopes for inclusion into the European Union.Papau New Guinea is Polynesian, but I would argue the most "Asian" of the three you listed.Australia and New Zealand are "European" since they were colonized by Europeans but they are their own continent anyway so that point is moot.
Asia Asians should be very direct. There is nothing to ask. Asians of Asia is Asia Asians. there are Asians living inside of Asia as well as outside. those inside are Asia Asians
Russia is definitely European as most of its population base resides in the European continent.Turkey is also European/Mediterranean having its history tied to European affairs throughout the Seljuk and Ottoman periods, and even today hopes for inclusion into the European Union.Papau New Guinea is Polynesian, but I would argue the most "Asian" of the three you listed.Australia and New Zealand are "European" since they were colonized by Europeans but they are their own continent anyway so that point is moot.
but actually Australia and New Zeland were orignally not a nations of the Whites. it was the native's land and the white snatch it over from them. most likely if i am not mistaken the natives from this 2 lands are probably the same as those in Papua new guinea (PNG). the people in PNG somewhat or somehow has some relations with the tribes of Indonesia. Why is it that Turkey wishes to join Europe? Is it due to because they are muslim country and part of the middle east and that their ancestors were the HUNS which orginated from Mongolia and China that they are being labeled as Asia?As to Russia wise, I have noticed that their traditional buildings in terms of design and structures as compared to the others in europe, they are less european to me. in fact i don't even get am european feeling about the buildings of Russia. Instead i get a very strong feeling of the Russian traditional buildings that it is so very muslim. I really don know their buildings gives me this feeling
Beats me, I'm just a Euro-American if one wants to split hairs....
Why the need to classify either as European or Asian? Can't you be both?
Just in case you don't want to be confused with your decatent neighbours ? ;DAnyway let's wait for Kent Aoshima` to be more precise about this...
Be both? of cos can! look at Singapore!A person that is half malay and half Chinese = peranankanA person half Chinese and half caucasian = eurasianA half malay and half indian = Chittyand the list just goes on downwards all the way. they can declear themselves to be a peranankan or they can also declear themselves to be malay or chinese as an example. it all depends on what they want to declear themselves as. the citizens can be very mixed. most likely in this whole world, Singapore is the one and only nation that has the highest numbers types/variations of mixed people. but the nation cannot be both definately. most is very grey is some sense. in certain aspects, Singapore is just like Isreal. but it is not in all aspects, just that few certain aspects.
I don't understand the urge to racially or ethnically classify everyone anyway. Doesn't that just perpetuate the whole racism thing that we are supposed to be getting over? Seems to me that the whole diversity intitiative is designed to highlight differences and actually sow division within society.I am reminded of something I said to my wife years ago when we talked about whether to live in Germany or the States and the difference between the two countries. I said that in Germany i could live on the same street for forty years and speak German without an accent but I would always be that #$%^&^%$ American that lives down the street, wheras in America my can get off the plane and start calling herself an American. That used to be true although I am not so certain it is anymore. My mother is arguable American although she was born and raised in England, nowadays she would preacehd at to hold on to her heritage and not let American culture corrupt her, I think that is kind of sad.Ethnicism and Diversity are the new Racism 🙁
I do agree with both of you however , from my own experience, I can tell that this is a Western vision of humanity. About Asia, it's totally different, as if it was another planet : Vietnamese hates Chinese, Thai hates Burmese, Chinese hates Japanese, China despises its neighbours and waits for revenge against Westerners, and so on ... Even inside asian nations there is no mercy towards their own people: if you have a dark skin or a light one, you'd feel what it means, same about religion, philosophy, values, social order, etc ... If one day you live there for awhile, be prepared for a huge culture shock.
Be both? of cos can! look at Singapore!A person that is half malay and half Chinese = peranankanA person half Chinese and half caucasian = eurasianA half malay and half indian = Chittyand the list just goes on downwards all the way. they can declear themselves to be a peranankan or they can also declear themselves to be malay or chinese as an example. it all depends on what they want to declear themselves as. the citizens can be very mixed. most likely in this whole world, Singapore is the one and only nation that has the highest numbers types/variations of mixed people. but the nation cannot be both definately. most is very grey is some sense. in certain aspects, Singapore is just like Isreal. but it is not in all aspects, just that few certain aspects.