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Yup
Question for asian NTers
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heavinsent15
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most of the time.
i could spot my own race 100% of the time though
i could spot my own race 100% of the time though
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Most of the time
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Usually yeah. Probably 90% of the time....i'm chinese.
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I have wondered this as well. Great question. I often feel bad because I can't tell, but would really like to learn how to distinguish.
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eyes and skin tone explain a lot
but i mean there's just obvious differences
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Easy. Just like dude said skin tone, facial features & see if they have an accent when they speak.
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Sometimes.
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yes. i'm filipino.
but i cant distinguish with hispanics,latinos,mexicans. to a point i can but some are just tricky.
but i cant distinguish with hispanics,latinos,mexicans. to a point i can but some are just tricky.
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im alright with it......like 75% of the time all the time i get it right
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Thought you were either white or black.
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I think for the most part that a non-Asian person thinks of it like this:
Countries south of China (Vietnam, Cambodia, Thai, etc) look like Chinese people but not like those north of China (Japan, Korea).
While people from Japan and Korea look alike but can also be confused with Chinese.
I would also throw Filipinos in with the Chinese reference.
Basically, everyone is Chinese. lol
This is how I try and distinguish different ethnic groups (with a little help from Yahoo Answers):
- Koreans: wider and longer faces; higher cheekbones; smaller eyes; flatter nose; taller men
- Japanese: thicker eyebrows; rounder faces; both men and women shorter; most of the time... they seem more serious or grave
- Vietnamese: much darker; shorter; skinnier; wider eyes
- Chinese : I think are the hardest to distinguish because they have a mix of everything haha
OT: My friends told me yesterday that they couldn't make fun of me for being Asian because I wasn't Asian enough lol. I'm 110% Vietnamese.
Meaning that I didn't have an accent, high-volume hair (you guys know what i mean?), not really short, not really skinny or really fat, or use an umbrellawhen it's sunny lol.
Countries south of China (Vietnam, Cambodia, Thai, etc) look like Chinese people but not like those north of China (Japan, Korea).
While people from Japan and Korea look alike but can also be confused with Chinese.
I would also throw Filipinos in with the Chinese reference.
Basically, everyone is Chinese. lol
This is how I try and distinguish different ethnic groups (with a little help from Yahoo Answers):
- Koreans: wider and longer faces; higher cheekbones; smaller eyes; flatter nose; taller men
- Japanese: thicker eyebrows; rounder faces; both men and women shorter; most of the time... they seem more serious or grave
- Vietnamese: much darker; shorter; skinnier; wider eyes
- Chinese : I think are the hardest to distinguish because they have a mix of everything haha
OT: My friends told me yesterday that they couldn't make fun of me for being Asian because I wasn't Asian enough lol. I'm 110% Vietnamese.
Meaning that I didn't have an accent, high-volume hair (you guys know what i mean?), not really short, not really skinny or really fat, or use an umbrellawhen it's sunny lol.
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I can tell for the most part. Northern area Asians its easy. Southern area Asians its a little harder. Like I cant distinguish a Cambodian from a Vietnameseperson too easily.
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Okay then guys. What is this guy?!?
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korean
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Okay, now tell me how you were able to figure that out!
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I figured he was Korean. I'm not sure exactly how I knew, but I myself am Korean so maybe that had something to do with it
Or it was that his eyes are larger than other Asians.
Or it was that his eyes are larger than other Asians.
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what about this cat
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most of the time.
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lol yeah hes korean (to the first pic)
and yeah i can differentiate about 95% of the time
btw how about white people differentiating amongst themselves, and hispanics, and blacks???
and yeah i can differentiate about 95% of the time
btw how about white people differentiating amongst themselves, and hispanics, and blacks???
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Originally Posted by Mrmeeh2
nope. Most people say i look Chinese....so you're goodOriginally Posted by Hen Lin 32
lol from your sn, I thought you were German
mrmeehtoo, sarcasm?
I knew you were Vietnamese since it was the only one you capitalized...haha.
But on the real I can't tell one asian from another, same with latino people, but whatever I don't see many from where I'm from.
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korean. u can tell by his eyelids (there are none).Originally Posted by DAYTONA 5000
Okay then guys. What is this guy?!?
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Sorta.
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well I know for me I can't tell if someone is from jamaica or from the virgin islands, but some that are obvious to me are people from ethiopia, and somecountries in africa like kenya and nigeria. but for your regular everyday black person its almost impossible to tell.
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