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Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
What's that supposed to mean?
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Australian cars cannot be included under the "Asian" heading because Australia is not Asian. It's Australian (Seven Continents - Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America).
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Australia does not consider itself Asian or Oriental, primarily because of its historical social links and history with "the West"; specifically Britian. It is not a member of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations), but it is irregularly invited to attend the summits as an observer.
But it does consider itself an Asia Pacific nation; and a local "Super power"' to boot. This is in itself an interesting observation, as the only real difference is one of perception and social/ethic identity, which goes to emphasize the racial underpinings of such epithets.
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There may certainly be racial underpinnings involved in Australian social identity, but I still think that it's possible that Australia is not part of ASEAN because it isn't Asian. The term "Asia Pacific" may be more inclusive, resulting in Australia considering itself an "Asia Pacific" nation.
Back to the topic of the post - A larger question might be "What is the reason that you (almost) never see American people driving American made cars?" What is an "American car" anyway? Many foreign brand cars are more "American" than "American" cars, as Rodney may be suggesting with his Hondas made in Ohio point.