I think there is a stereotypical English person who exists in the English imagination, but studying law really does rub this into you (the "man on the Clapham omnibus"; judges like to suggest substituting the Underground for the omnibus these days). As does, of course, the fact that I resemble the stereotypical English person existing in the national imagination in no respect.
In Malaysia there are generally three ideal citizens, one Malay, one Chinese and one Indian. That is what the government would like us to think it thinks. But in certain circles it's still an issue whether non-bumiputra (i.e. people who are not Malay or from one of the indigenous peoples) are really Malaysian, and things just get complicated from there.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2008-10-03 11:00 pm (UTC)In Malaysia there are generally three ideal citizens, one Malay, one Chinese and one Indian. That is what the government would like us to think it thinks. But in certain circles it's still an issue whether non-bumiputra (i.e. people who are not Malay or from one of the indigenous peoples) are really Malaysian, and things just get complicated from there.