G. Sylvester writes:

Roger - I have plenty of respect for the things you have to say but in
this case, the term is wrong. It is nonetheless common and somewhat
offensive.

It doesn't bother any of the flight attendants I know. Are you a
flight attendant?

Kind of like calling an Asian person an Oriental.

Orientals are a subset of Asians. Asia is a very big place. Oriental
refers to someone from the Far East, where mongoloid body types and
features are common (e.g., Japan, China, etc.). Two thirds of the
world is Asian, so Asian is a very vague term.

It's wrong and offensive.

It's neither.

In NY where I grew up, everyone called Asians as Orientals.

Which Asians? The term only applies to the ones I've described above.
Indians are Asians, but they aren't Orientals.

it wasn't until I moved to California I learned that it was
wrong.

Ah ... you moved to California. California isn't the world, and there
are many rational people outside the State, even if the rational ones
within it are not permitted to speak.

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