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jinianWow, 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.
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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Date: 2001-11-17 10:48 am (UTC)In fact, I think asking people to tell Chinese folk apart from Japanese and Korean folk is just silly, as there are so many ethnic groups within China, and it's such a massive area. It's like saying, "Which person has his entire ancestry from Wales for the past 25 generations, and which one came from anywhere else in Europe."