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[jinian]

Wow, I completely suck at this. http://www.alllooksame.com/ tests your ability to distinguish Chinese, Japanese, and Korean people on sight. Average is 7 right; I got four. Ouch. Hey, I can tell their writing apart. I read more than I talk, so surely that's the important part...

Should I be ashamed, though, is what I'm wondering. I don't actually care, so is it important that I be able to tell? I don't think all Asian people look the same. I can distinguish individuals perfectly well. I just don't know what the racial commonalities are. Interesting to learn that I'm bad at it, I suppose.

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[marzipan-pig.livejournal.com]

i grew up in a semi-segregated neighborhood onthe east coast so I'm always proud of myself when I can make ANY determination other than 'not white'. usually it helps if I have a close friend of a particular ethnicity, like, my friend who is chinese and japanese (and I've met his parents and know which one is part which) helped that way and having a native alaskan friend helped me understand more about native vs alaskan vs asian (she is actually part different tribes but there all I can do is recognize the names when she says them.)

[marzipan-pig.livejournal.com]

(and yes, I got four as well, *cough*)