Top 10 Most Typical Things Americans Think of When Thinking of East Asia
The Top Ten
1 Martial artists
Do NOT get me started about how many of them are in Street Fighter
2 Food that contains rice and/or noodles
This one + seafood and vegetables = completely stereotypical East Asian food
3 Ninjas
The ones that currently have appeared in movies and video games, for starters
4 Traditional Japanese Architecture
5 Music that is about "the beauty of nature"
6 Bonsai Tree
7 Incredibly intelligent people
8 Jade
9 Koi
10 Diseases
The Contenders
11 Mount Fuji (Japan)
12 Extremely nutritious food
13 Kamchatka
14 Geisha
15 Pollution
China and Thailand have gotten especially bad cases of this one
16 Samurai
17 Anime
Especially stereotypical anime that hides completely shallow writing behind its flashy graphics
18 Bushido
19 Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949, until his death in 1976. ...read more.
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he governed as Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949, until his death in 1976. ...read more.
20 Mandolin
21 Gong Li
Gong Li is a Chinese film actress who received Singaporean citizenship in 2008. She achieved international prominence through her close collaborations with Chinese director Zhang Yimou.
Gong Li is a Chinese film actress who received Singaporean citizenship in 2008. She achieved international prominence through her close collaborations with Chinese director Zhang Yimou.
22 Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, martial arts instructor, actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is often ...read more.
Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, martial arts instructor, actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is often ...read more.
23 Kobe Beef
Kobe Beef comes from Japan and is so tender and fatty that rivals foie gras in texture. The cow is fed on beer and grain (Japanese breed of black cow). Kobe Beef can cost up to $300 per pound.
Kobe Beef comes from Japan and is so tender and fatty that rivals foie gras in texture. The cow is fed on beer and grain (Japanese breed of black cow). Kobe Beef can cost up to $300 per pound.
24 Kung Fu Panda
25 Chun-Li
Chun-Li is a character in Capcom's Street Fighter series. The first female fighter of any fighting game franchise, she made her first appearance in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991.
Chun-Li is a character in Capcom's Street Fighter series. The first female fighter of any fighting game franchise, she made her first appearance in Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in 1991.8Load More
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