The problem I find is that a number of SE Asian guys don't know the term and refer to themselves as "South Asian" which is supposedly the term for those from the sub-continent or, as those of us less PC call them, "Indians". Given the contempt the Thais have for the Lao for example (an ex-boyfriend from Isaan objected loud and long to be called "ethnically Lao" even though he spoke the Isaan dialect of Lao at home) I am careful of how I refer to "SE Asians". And there seem to be a lot of Thai guys on the "meet for a fuck" Web sites who are very careful to refer to themselves as "Thai-Chinese" rather than just "Thai".
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