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Working in a hospital situated in a city of Great Britain, where over one-third of the population can be classified as Asian, day-to-day practice often leads the author to reflect on the care provided to this client group. The author have spent some time talking to colleagues about their feelings regarding caring for Asian patients. The main reaction appears to be that, they feel that the standard of care provided for Asian patients is not as high as they would like. There appears to be a feeling that Asian patients suffer because of communication difficulties and a tack of nursing knowledge about their supposedly different needs. The Asian population itself is a diverse group, thus the information which classifies people according to religion is likely to be limiting and generalized. Transcultural nursing theory tends to be American and thus not necessarily applicable to British nurses.