[anothercoup]

> The west is a culture not a race.

It can be both depending on the context. A westerner is a european or a european descended person.

> For example many Asian people are more western than many white Americans.

What does this even mean? How can an asian person be more western than a white american. That's like saying a white american be more "eastern" than a chinese person.

I've never heard an asian person say they are a westerner. There may be asian people who appreciate western culture more than some westerners, but that doesn't make them a westerner. No more than a white american who appreciates chinese culture more than the average chinese makes him a chinese person.

Or are we talking about different things here?

[lxgr]

Would you really not consider e.g. adoptive children to be part of the culture of their adoptive parents?

> How can an asian person be more western than a white american.

Very easily, since one is an ethnicity, while the other is a nationality/culture.

[anothercoup]

> Would you really not consider e.g. adoptive children to be part of the culture of their adoptive parents?

Sure. But culture isn't "innate". But being a westerner is innate. I could learn chinese, but that doesn't make me a chinese person. A chinese person could learn english but he is still "innately" chinese.

> Very easily, since one is an ethnicity, while the other is a nationality/culture.

I already acknowledged that. My point is what do you mean by a western person or a westerner. Anyone can partake in a culture. You can eat chinese food or indian food but that doesn't make you a chinese person or an indian person.

Am I wrong here. Or is the term "west/westerner" used differently around the world.