Dear MEL Topic Readers
Prince William mixes up Japan and China in latest royal gaffe
Another high-profile gaffe by a British official. Just two months after the foreign secretary accidentally called his Chinese wife Japanese during his first official visit to China, Prince William asked students "Have you guys had much Chinese food?" during his official appearance at the opening of the Japan House cultural center in London.
Both countries must have been annoyed by such mishaps at their sites. Though China and Japan lie on the other side of the planet geographically from Europe, the two countries are distinctly different like in their languages, cultures, and histories. Also, although they share some Chinese characters in writing, their characters are as different as Russians and British.
Do British ever confuse their former colonies, such as New Zealand and Australia, India and Pakistan, or Canada and the U.S. even though they are located next to each other and share much more similar cultures than the ones of China and Japan?
Enjoy reading and think if Asians distinguish Britain and France as much as Europeans do to China and Japan.
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