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**indahouweres** · 12-10-2006, 07:33 PM

It appears that in Europe the Asians are usually the people with very low pay jobs, which is why I never see Asians dining in restaurants. I am always the only one because they can’t afford it where as in Australia I remember a lot of Asians I know dine in restaurants quite often.

I don't know whether this is perhaps different in the UK than some other European countries...

Here, Asians are often quite well-off (in some cases very wealthy) businesspeople. In the 1950s-'60s, many people came from the Indian sub-continent to the UK. They often opened up shops or other businesses (hence the stereotype of the "Indian who owns a corner-shop"). By this time, 50 years later, when these people are older and there is the second generation, these have often flourished into pretty lucrative businesses. For example, in my city there are a lot of Asian jewellers, doctors, estate agents, solicitors and textile-factory owners (to name a few). These people generally earn a "middle class" amount of money (at least - obviously more in the case of doctors etc.), own 2 or 3 new cars, big house, dine out in restaurants... etc. etc.

Of course, where I am "Asian" people are mostly Indian or Pakistani. There is a small community of people from East Asia, and I don't really know what "class" they tend to be generally considered

but here, East Asian people are pretty well-respected. For instance, there isn't prejudice against them in the same way as there is against Middle Eastern or some European people, because they are not perceived as being either potential terrorists or economic migrants.

12-10-2006, 07:33 PM	#10
indahouweres Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 448 Senior Member	It appears that in Europe the Asians are usually the people with very low pay jobs, which is why I never see Asians dining in restaurants. I am always the only one because they can’t afford it where as in Australia I remember a lot of Asians I know dine in restaurants quite often. I don't know whether this is perhaps different in the UK than some other European countries... Here, Asians are often quite well-off (in some cases very wealthy) businesspeople. In the 1950s-'60s, many people came from the Indian sub-continent to the UK. They often opened up shops or other businesses (hence the stereotype of the "Indian who owns a corner-shop"). By this time, 50 years later, when these people are older and there is the second generation, these have often flourished into pretty lucrative businesses. For example, in my city there are a lot of Asian jewellers, doctors, estate agents, solicitors and textile-factory owners (to name a few). These people generally earn a "middle class" amount of money (at least - obviously more in the case of doctors etc.), own 2 or 3 new cars, big house, dine out in restaurants... etc. etc. Of course, where I am "Asian" people are mostly Indian or Pakistani. There is a small community of people from East Asia, and I don't really know what "class" they tend to be generally considered but here, East Asian people are pretty well-respected. For instance, there isn't prejudice against them in the same way as there is against Middle Eastern or some European people, because they are not perceived as being either potential terrorists or economic migrants.
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