• Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Pretty common unfortunately in America.

    I still think about how Blizzard originally made their WoW expansion, Panderia, to include Samurai and sushi. And someone had to explain them the difference between China and Japan.

    It’s so stupid.

    • BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      That’s not even necessarily mixing the two up so much as failing to distinguish cultures within “Asia” in the first place. A lot of people think of the whole region as one place. Put some soy and garlic on something? You’ve got an “Asian” dish. Never mind that there are numerous regional culinary traditions within China alone.

      See also: Africa.