Re: Indochina
>Is the use of "Indochina" an UBlish thing (AI being a Britprod and all)? Mais non Definition - French Indochina>>Still and all, has anyone used this since WWII?Ah, bless.
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"Indochina" covers the swath of territory from India to China, in other words everything from Burma/Myanmar to Vietnam. It would not typically include Indonesia. But as with many such geographical...
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There was lots on the UBlish news about 'Vietnamese boat people' in the early eighties, a number of refugees from there arrived here then (and, tragically a lot of the boats sunk)
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> Since then, I believe it is primarily used in historical contexts--but I may be wrong about that. In any case, it is hardly a "dead" term.As an area or a region, yes, but for the term to make...
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Just last week I heard a reference to refugees from "war torn Africa" so I don't think the place has to be the political entity they are fleeing.
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Yes, there are many geographical entities that do not correspond with political divisions. "Middle East" and "Near East" are examples we have discussed in the past that fit this category. "Europe" was...
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> "Middle East" and "Near East" are examples we have discussed in the past that fit this category. "Europe" was such a term for centuries before the creation of the EU.None of which fit smoothly...
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"Middle East" and "Near East" are examples we have discussed in the past that fit this category. "Europe" was such a term for centuries before the creation of the EU. None of which fit smoothly with...
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Well, the first two are "categories"; yes, one can say "immigrants from Europe", but it would be odd to single out one guy and say "he just immigrated from Europe". That's like me introducing myself...
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"Indochina" is not long gone. It was very common in American parlance through the 1970s. It is still found with fair frequency.And as far as the "refugee from..." form, it's perfectly valid,...
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> especially if one is not quite sure which particular country the person comes from.But one is. We are talking about a slick Hollywood production, with an international staff, marketed to the...
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I was babysitting on Saturday afternoon for two pre teens who wanted to watch American Idol and there was a young man whose name unfortunately excapes me and his parents were boat people from, they...
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