I mean the best Japanese restaurant around for a while was run by a Vietnamese couple. Just, when people wanted “oriental food” (love how language changes due to bad faith arguments around the word occident?) their options were Japanese and Chinese for the longest time. Like, the county u grew up in (of then 500kish people) had exactly one Indian/Pakistani restaurant (which is Asian but not Oriental fight me) until like fifteen years ago. I’m not sure all y’all yoots understand how good we have it now. Hell, said county didn’t get a Greek/med restaurant until 30 years ago. I would have to wait until the annual Greek festival to get gyro. What kind of life is that.
I mean the best Japanese restaurant around for a while was run by a Vietnamese couple. Just, when people wanted “oriental food” (love how language changes due to bad faith arguments around the word occident?) their options were Japanese and Chinese for the longest time. Like, the county u grew up in (of then 500kish people) had exactly one Indian/Pakistani restaurant (which is Asian but not Oriental fight me) until like fifteen years ago. I’m not sure all y’all yoots understand how good we have it now. Hell, said county didn’t get a Greek/med restaurant until 30 years ago. I would have to wait until the annual Greek festival to get gyro. What kind of life is that.