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In the afternoon of the 27th of January of 2022, I was having iced tea and two pizzas inside the pizzeria, next to the window. A sturdy man, maybe a Middle Easterner, with white bristles on his muscular face, started eating his two pizzas at a table outside the window.
Source: tatoeba (10646709)
In the sunny afternoon of the 24th of February of 2022, on my way to the cafe, I saw bearded Brian in front of the pub, as he talked about poutine with bacon served inside the establishment. At the cafe, I drank my usual iced black tea. There were handsome men in green and black, or in grey, or in black. There were many students. A couple of girls carried multicoloured flowers. Hans the Netherlander astronomy buff talked about the ongoing politics with Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Coincidentally, a family of Russian-speaking Eurasians just from the barbershop, owned by a Middle Easterner, passed through the cafe. The cafe ambiance was not exactly like in Ten Forward, the crew lounge in the Star Trek franchise.
Source: tatoeba (10689946)
It is the 22nd of March of 2015. A good religious stance is being Dharmic, essentially Hindu-Buddhist. But I still like Animism, as in Dào and Shintō. Science is so essential. So, what my stance today is Syncretic. It means a mixture. I prefer to be an Easterner in the realm of religion.
Source: tatoeba (10713905)
Even for a Middle Easterner as you, my mother, olive-skinned, looks unusual, because she is partly Mongoloid. She is like a Macanese mestiza.
Source: tatoeba (11624326)
Closest matches include east asian, east coast resident, east coaster, east resident, eastern inhabitant.
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