Dear Stitch - 1st, it is not a rebuke - well, ok, a disagreement. I guess neither of us understand each other. I'd venture to believe that both of us have similar attitude toward Malaysia. However, I don't know if your "region" means the whole of Far East [as you opened with your post by refering to Kipling and S Mamgham. My point simply to say one cannot lump all SE Asian countries/economies together. Each has its own set of problems and potentials.
Regarding the immediate post to which I am responding, again I am lost. I do not see any policy from HK, Taiwan, Korea etc are increasingly xenophobic. So, if you are referring to just Malaysia as the "region," then we are in agreement - and my apology. However, if the "region" is categorical of the entire Fast East region, then I respectively disagree - that not all asians are alike [to digress, a funny story, really. I went back to HK a few years ago. As I was walking down a busy street in Northpoint, a stream of humanity was walking towards me. At that point, it dawned on me: by god, people in the US are right - orientals do look alike <VBG>!
best, Bosco |
