Why do we associate the following melodic pattern with the Far East? (4/4) ||DDDDC-C-|A-A-C---||

by HarambeCantMeltSteel

You can find this in everything from Looney Tunes to Family Guy -- where did it come from?

karmaranovermydogma

For people who can't read musical notation and not sure what OP is talking about, you can listen to an audio clip here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_riff