What do you call it? It's a continent, right?

andrewflnr 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Calling Eurasia a continent would make more sense. "Asia" doesn't have a really sensical physical boundary. May as well say Mexico is a different continent from the US just because there's a big cultural and ethnic difference across the border.

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bombcar 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The term "North America" almost always means US or US and Canada, hardly ever the technically correct "US, Canada, Mexico" except in things like NAFTA.

And "Central America" often means "Mexico and countries south that speak Spanish" even though LATAM might be a bit closer.

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		Other nonsensical terminology also existing would imply nothing about the usage of "Asia". That said, I'm not sure I see the same incorrect usage of North America as you do, either.
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0_____0 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It's all Asia. Europe is in Asia. Europeans are West Asian. The traditional boundary of the Ural Mountains is a fabricated one. There is no reason to separate Europe out of Asia except for that "people that look like that go over there."

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nobodyandproud 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The phrasing and implication is all wrong.

“4-day week, WFH roll-outs in Asia to solve fuel crisis caused by Iran War” is better.

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Razengan an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The way they use it is what "Oriental" used to mean: East Asia: Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam etc.

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wat10000 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's a somewhat vaguely defined region. It often excludes India and the Middle East. It always excludes Europe, despite there being no sensible reason to consider them to be two separate continents.

Consider this sentence from the article: "Asia is particularly dependent on oil exports from the Middle East." That's a bizarre statement if you take "Asia" literally. The Middle East is in Asia. Is Saudi Arabia dependent on oil exports from the Middle East? Is Iran?