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When someone said "Asia", which part of the continent do you usually think of first?

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Zelzatter Zero
Per title.

I'm one of the people who forgot that countries like Iran are in Asia too (despite being Asian myself, I should be ashamed) since I tend to think of South East (Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc) and East (Japan, South Korea, etc) when someone mentioned Asia and not South West (Iran, Saubi Arabica, etc) or anything else.

So what about you?
- Marco -
Japan because i'm a weeb
ClevelandsMyBro
chronologically
  1. Japan
  2. Indonesia
Arctos Sagittario
It’s probably 7th graders knowledge that anywhere starting from Turkey, western side of Russia, Suez canel… to the eastern end of the continent would be Asia. Specifically, part of Egypt is Asian not African.

But still, we tend to call the guys Arabian at far west, Comrade at north, and nice curry at Indian peninsula… so yeah, Asian means eastern and southeastern part of the continent.
animeslayergp
japan
Nuuskamuikkunen
I usually think about east asia first too (strangely, I think of China before), sometimes about south east asia too.

You know, something similar happens to me, whenever someone says America the first country I think about is the US, and whenever someone says Latin America I think of Mexico or Argentina. I sometimes forget Surinam exists despite me being south american as well lol. (they say there's a country called Paraguay too, but I think it's a myth invented to make us think that we have more territory)

As a geography nerd. IT'S SAUDI ARABIA. NOT SAUDI ARABICA REEEEEEEE.
Asphiee
dont be ashamed, we're pacific islanders... we and the middle east has forgiven you :'D
Kolmas
Indonesia then China, cuz usually people just call China China, but Indonesia in category South East Asia (which is I heard the word Asia most of it)
Phantonym
Japan
abraker
China, followed by middle east
Zenriel
Japan
Indonesia
: )
TheKingHenry
honestly it depends on the context it is mentioned in lol

if it's randomly outta blue, probably

abraker wrote:

China, followed by middle east
this
GPR

Zelzatter Zero wrote:

When someone said "Asia", which part of the continent do you usually think of first?
My house.
Asphiee
*Inserts Meanwhile in Finland meme*
Noob
Japan
Indonesia
and China
Asphiee
Posters: Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Middle East

Russia: Am I a joke to you?
ClevelandsMyBro

Asphyre wrote:

Posters: Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Middle East

Russia: Am I a joke to you?
Russia ain't asian, but Kim Jong-un is

edit: actally, is siberia considered asia? my teacher said russia as a whole is europian
Jonarwhal
China, then Japan and Korea, then SEA, then India, then the Middle East
Nuuskamuikkunen

ClevelandsMyBro wrote:

Asphyre wrote:

Posters: Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Middle East

Russia: Am I a joke to you?
Russia ain't asian, but Kim Jong-un is

edit: actally, is siberia considered asia? my teacher said russia as a whole is europian
Russia is geographically part of both.
GPR

eblf2013 wrote:

ClevelandsMyBro wrote:

Asphyre wrote:

Posters: Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Middle East

Russia: Am I a joke to you?
Russia ain't asian, but Kim Jong-un is

edit: actally, is siberia considered asia? my teacher said russia as a whole is europian
Russia is geographically part of both.
Politically?
Asphiee

ClevelandsMyBro wrote:

Asphyre wrote:

Posters: Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Middle East

Russia: Am I a joke to you?
Russia ain't asian, but Kim Jong-un is

edit: actally, is siberia considered asia? my teacher said russia as a whole is europian
its transcontinental or somthn
TheKingHenry

GPR wrote:

eblf2013 wrote:

ClevelandsMyBro wrote:

Asphyre wrote:

Posters: Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Middle East

Russia: Am I a joke to you?
Russia ain't asian, but Kim Jong-un is

edit: actally, is siberia considered asia? my teacher said russia as a whole is europian
Russia is geographically part of both.
Politically?
politically Siberia doesn't exist :^^^)
Arctos Sagittario

ClevelandsMyBro wrote:

Asphyre wrote:

Posters: Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia, Middle East

Russia: Am I a joke to you?
Russia ain't asian, but Kim Jong-un is

edit: actally, is siberia considered asia? my teacher said russia as a whole is europian
That was what I meant when I said the northern part of Asian are called comrades.

Still, Russian Federation (same applies to former USSR) as a whole is considered an European country.
Hoshimegu Mio
I forget the west part of Asia is even a part of Asia too.
Jonarwhal
fun fact: this makes Jesus Asian
Nuuskamuikkunen

Jonarwhal wrote:

fun fact: this makes Jesus Asian
Always has been
Jonarwhal
a lot of people don't realize it though
Nuuskamuikkunen
A post reminding people that there's an asian country called East Timor.
Topic Starter
Zelzatter Zero

eblf2013 wrote:

A post reminding people that there's an asian country called East Timor.
even us South East Asian forgot that country exist sometimes...
Nuuskamuikkunen

Zelzatter Zero wrote:

eblf2013 wrote:

A post reminding people that there's an asian country called East Timor.
even us South East Asian forgot that country exist sometimes...
Reminds me of these three, as they don't speak neither spanish nor portuguese and they are underpopulated, it's very common to the average south american to forget about them.
Topic Starter
Zelzatter Zero

Jonarwhal wrote:

a lot of people don't realize it though
yeah like some toxic Westerners have a hatred towards Asian but also forget the fact that the god they worship is also Asian...

People's logic do be like that sometimes
Nuuskamuikkunen

Zelzatter Zero wrote:

Jonarwhal wrote:

a lot of people don't realize it though
yeah like some toxic Westerners have a hatred towards Asian but also forget the fact that the god they worship is also Asian...

People's logic do be like that sometimes
That reminds me that the govt discouraged celebrating halloween in schools because "it's not part of our traditions"...

By that logic we should get rid of literally everything we celebrate lol.
Arctos Sagittario

eblf2013 wrote:

Zelzatter Zero wrote:

eblf2013 wrote:

A post reminding people that there's an asian country called East Timor.
even us South East Asian forgot that country exist sometimes...
Reminds me of these three, as they don't speak neither spanish nor portuguese and they are underpopulated, it's very common to the average south american to forget about them.
Btw is French Guinea an independent country or actually part of France territory, like Alaska/Hawaii?
At some point I heard that the latter to be right though.
Hydreigon
meanwhile, everyone has forgotten how to spell central Asian countries...
Nuuskamuikkunen

Arctos Sagittario wrote:

eblf2013 wrote:

Zelzatter Zero wrote:

eblf2013 wrote:

A post reminding people that there's an asian country called East Timor.
even us South East Asian forgot that country exist sometimes...
Reminds me of these three, as they don't speak neither spanish nor portuguese and they are underpopulated, it's very common to the average south american to forget about them.
Btw is French Guinea an independent country or actually part of France territory, like Alaska/Hawaii?
At some point I heard that the latter to be right though.
It's part of France, just like Alaska is part of the US.
lacto
I think of west-china and those smaller countries, then India and Taiwan.
Yukanna
all of the parts of it
sadave
china
catzlucky
China usually
However when someone said "asian" I usually think of South Korea or Japan.
JustABeginner
I always thought of Southeast Asian countries. Still 10 though, Timor Leste still didn't get included. :c
Jacques Chirac
Usually China, India and Japan.
Hyp3rR4lph
philippines... cuz why not?
theramdans
everyone should aware that Asia is a big continent
yarWe
china japan korea, even though i live in southeast
keremaru
I actually think of Korea first, geographically. Then it expands out to China, and then I remember that I'm actually a weeb and that Japan should be the first thing I think about.
Shururearisumu
Philippines, people asking which part I live so I'm used to having it as first thought. Vietnam if I randomly hear it.
igorsprite
asia isn't a country?
keremaru

igorsprite wrote:

asia isn't a country?
it's a collective hivemind of a region in eurasia

anyways, nowadays i think of china first
thanks yyotta
sisig
Australia
Hoshimegu Mio

keremaru wrote:

igorsprite wrote:

asia isn't a country?
it's a collective hivemind of a region in eurasia

anyways, nowadays i think of china first
thanks yyotta
Meow :3
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