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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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[seanmcguire.livejournal.com]

Well, it could be a problem if you, say, assumed that all Japanese folks were industrious and polite, all Chinese folks were downtrodden and clever, and all Korean folks were... um... I dunno, sex-starved puppy salespeople. Or whatever. You know, important to make sure one applies the right ridiculous stereotypes to the right people.