All look the same - Page 2

Janny · 07-14-2004, 02:35 PM

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Originally posted by Last Child of Ungoliant
i got 8
i can normally recognise general origins,
i can always tell scots/irish/manx/cornish/breton
differences

Really? I find that thing hard. I was thinking of europe and how actually I would tell differences by clothing not actual complexion.

brownjenkins · 07-14-2004, 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by HOBBIT
Not to steryotype - but a lot of asian people think all white people look the same.

very true... the same can be said of bagels... here in boston, a bagel's a bagel... but if you've ever had one in NYC!!

now that's a bagel

Anglorfin · 07-14-2004, 03:45 PM

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Originally posted by HOBBIT
I got 6 right. Mostly just 'educated' guesses, and I'm sure if I took it again I'd get a different score.

There are of course subtle differences - but to all non-asians, that is probably VERY HARD to detect. Asian people can do it better than everyone else of course.

Not to steryotype - but a lot of asian people think all white people look the same.

BUT - like there are different groups of Asains (Korean, Chinese, Japanese), there are different groups of white people - but for some reason "white people' are always just grouped together. German, Norweigan, British, Irish, Finnish, Scottish, Dutch, Polish, Russian - there are differences between those people too and yet White people are always just grouped together.

Just my two cents.

I was thinking about that too as I took the test. I wonder if we took a lot of pictures of "white" people and made a quiz what everyone's results would be.

Also as for the differences between the Asians, I realized why Korea might have been a trouble spot for me. Or for other people why it was easiest to identify the Chinese. I don't claim to know or remember much about Asian history but I am sure that for the greater part of China's ancient culture it strived to remain secluded, especially from the North (Great Wall). While Japan also acheived seclusion on their own Island, they also lanched a lot of invasions/colonization on the mainland Asia, many of which started out by landing on the Korean penninsula. So that would explain why Korea would be a shady area and also why it might be so easy to identify Chinese.

afro-elf · 07-15-2004, 10:26 AM

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Asian people can do it better than everyone else of course.

Actually, no. They tend to say they can tell the difference between Chinese,Koreans, and Japanese. But I gave it to ALL of my classes here in Japan and to Asians who are just friends and they faired no better than anyone esle.

Yes there are some things that can be generalized about a people. Like there is a Slavic look yet I know many non-Slavs with those features. Yet, as the test shows these features are not exclusive.

Ornelírë Mistë · 07-15-2004, 04:57 PM

good god

Ragnarok · 07-15-2004, 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by Khamûl
Hey, I can't help it if everyone looked Japanese to me. And the times I picked someone to be Chinese, they really were Japanese. Figures.

lol

Hanza · 07-15-2004, 06:39 PM

i got 5. which seeing as i know hardly any people who are asian would figure. ah well. it is really hard.

someone said they can tell the diff between ppl who live over various parts of the UK. i can do that fairly easily. although some people do stump you. accents help alot though

or is that cheating? but it wud be intersting to do a test of having shite people fromall over and see if u can tellt eh diff between a say british american and french

afro-elf · 07-15-2004, 07:19 PM

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test of having shite people

The SHITE people.

Linaewen · 07-16-2004, 09:31 AM

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Originally posted by HOBBIT
Not to steryotype - but a lot of asian people think all white people look the same.

People of Asian descent in general or Asians who live in Asian countries? Because I've grown up in a society with a white majority (yet highly multicultural), but I often see differences between white people easier than I would between Asian people.

I can't remember my previous score so I did it again. I got 7.

afro-elf · 07-16-2004, 11:36 AM

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good god

What was this in reference to?

Elvellon · 07-16-2004, 12:49 PM

Got an 8, but asians are rare around here. Anyway, it seems it was easier to spot the Japanese.

mithrand1r · 07-16-2004, 04:48 PM

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Originally posted by afro-elf
The SHITE people.

That could be humerous

or offensive

depending whether it is a typo and if someone is familiar with old english.

I am guessing it is a typo.

Ironic that the sentance still makes some sense.

sun-star · 07-17-2004, 03:23 PM

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Originally posted by Janny
Really? I find that thing hard. I was thinking of europe and how actually I would tell differences by clothing not actual complexion.

It's not as hard as you'd think to tell white people apart, IMO. It depends on the country. I'm sure you could tell the difference between an Italian and a Norwegian, for example, though distinguishing Belgians from French would be much harder (not that I've ever tried it...). Some people do look recognisably American, too, somehow.

How does a Cornish person look, though?

Janny · 07-17-2004, 04:11 PM

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Originally posted by sun-star
It's not as hard as you'd think to tell white people apart, IMO. It depends on the country. I'm sure you could tell the difference between an Italian and a Norwegian, for example, though distinguishing Belgians from French would be much harder (not that I've ever tried it...). Some people do look recognisably American, too, somehow.

How does a Cornish person look, though?

Remember those Dutch people we almost spoke German to?

Lady Ravyn · 07-19-2004, 11:49 PM

i got 8 right- better than my mom who got 6 or something

lol

i can tell the difference between irish, scottish and english (sometimes english) but not asian lol

Bombadillo · 07-20-2004, 03:02 PM

That was needed. I scored a four, beating Khamul at least.

I thought I would ace it but after the first few i dropped that idea. I picked all the more animated ones to be Japanese (no pun relating to anime intended,

), and anyone who looked like the one Korean kid I know to be Korean, and the leftovers were Chinese.

It is easier in real life, though. Maybe seeing them change their facial expression a bit helps, seeing them in various emotions.

Lalaith · 07-20-2004, 03:28 PM

I always thought that it is rather difficult to tell them apart. But I think thats because I'm white. I guess other races would have the same difficulties telling the white ones apart.

My score was very, very low. 4 right. Hopeless.

***Jonathan*** · 07-20-2004, 07:43 PM

Got a 6. I thought I'd be good at this.

Cirdan · 07-21-2004, 01:15 PM

11 but i live in dc so we have some of everyone by default (embassies). Lots of asian friend thru the years.

SE asian is even more fun!

The Lady of the Wood · 07-21-2004, 08:17 PM

wow i only got 5 right. but thats better than my sister, she got 2 right.she has a bunch of asian friends too

07-15-2004, 04:57 PM	#25
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07-15-2004, 06:39 PM	#27
Hanza Woolly Jumper Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In my field of paper flowers and candy clouds of lullaby Posts: 1,200	i got 5. which seeing as i know hardly any people who are asian would figure. ah well. it is really hard. someone said they can tell the diff between ppl who live over various parts of the UK. i can do that fairly easily. although some people do stump you. accents help alot though or is that cheating? but it wud be intersting to do a test of having shite people fromall over and see if u can tellt eh diff between a say british american and french __________________ :: there's nothing comforting in change:: Why dont sheep shrink in the rain??

07-16-2004, 12:49 PM	#31
Elvellon Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lindon Posts: 637	Got an 8, but asians are rare around here. Anyway, it seems it was easier to spot the Japanese. __________________ **************************************** "None are more hoplessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Reality is just an illusion, albeit a very persistent one - Albert Einstein The Caffeine Mantra It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Brazil that the thoughts aquire speed, The hands aquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion... Elvellon Erelion

07-19-2004, 11:49 PM	#35
Lady Ravyn Thief Queen of Entmoot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oh, I just wander around, aimlessly... Posts: 1,060	i got 8 right- better than my mom who got 6 or something lol i can tell the difference between irish, scottish and english (sometimes english) but not asian lol __________________ smooch Proud Member of the Evil Mooters and upstanding citizen of the Planet Bob! And all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be... My Space! Cynicism is what happens when a person opens their eyes; stops blinking in the sun, and starts wondering "why". Question everything, believe only that which you yourself deem true. Go ahead- Call me cynical.

07-20-2004, 03:02 PM	#36
Bombadillo "The Bomb" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,601	That was needed. I scored a four, beating Khamul at least. I thought I would ace it but after the first few i dropped that idea. I picked all the more animated ones to be Japanese (no pun relating to anime intended, ), and anyone who looked like the one Korean kid I know to be Korean, and the leftovers were Chinese. It is easier in real life, though. Maybe seeing them change their facial expression a bit helps, seeing them in various emotions. __________________ Could it be that one path to enlightenment leads through insanity?

07-20-2004, 03:28 PM	#37
Lalaith The Elvish Temptress Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 3,055	I always thought that it is rather difficult to tell them apart. But I think thats because I'm white. I guess other races would have the same difficulties telling the white ones apart. My score was very, very low. 4 right. Hopeless. __________________ What I am and what I would are as secret as maidenhead.

07-20-2004, 07:43 PM	#38
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07-21-2004, 01:15 PM	#39
Cirdan Elf Lord of the Grey Havens Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somewhere else Posts: 2,381	11 but i live in dc so we have some of everyone by default (embassies). Lots of asian friend thru the years. SE asian is even more fun! __________________ There exists a limit to the force even ther most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences. -Muad'dib on Law The Stilgar Commentary

07-21-2004, 08:17 PM	#40
The Lady of the Wood Enting Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: the dark side of the moon Posts: 89	wow i only got 5 right. but thats better than my sister, she got 2 right.she has a bunch of asian friends too __________________ You can pick out actors by the glazed look that comes into their eyes when the conversation wanders away from themselves. - Michael Wilding Ah caught you smiling at me, That's the way it should be, Like a leaf is to a tree, so fine. Ah all the good times we had, I sang love songs so glad Always smiling, never sad, so fine. As we walk down the country lanes, I'll be singing a song, Hear me calling your name. Hear the wind within the trees, Telling Mother Nature 'bout you and me. "Yeah.And Grizzly Adams had a beard." 'Grizzly Adams did have a beard."