October 27, 2003

All Look Same

Posted by ryan at 03:27 PM in culture . | 11 Comments

Tracy sent me the link to this test today. Can you tell the difference between the Japanese, Chinese and Koreans? I can't. Sorry. Post yer scores. I got a 5. ; ( I guess I should move to Alabama.


 

Comments

dude, don't feel bad. i work with NOTHING BUT ASIANS and i most DEFINITELY thought i at least knew chinese when i saw it.... or so i thought before i took this test. the faces they were making weren't fair. they should have had a straight face, or even a regular smile. i'll be the first to admit, i don't know korean if it bites me on the ass, but that's the only nationality i got RIGHT on the test. i think they should include sound bites of the person in question speaking in the language corresponding to the country they're from (preferrably science talk, or talking smack on stupid gringoes like myself) to level the playing field.

Posted by: annie at October 27, 2003 6:11 PM

p.s. i got a 6. that's practically a hate crime.

Posted by: annie at October 27, 2003 6:15 PM

A Korean guy that I work with has a three year old daughter that can distinguish between Koreans and other asians -- when she meets someone who is of Korean heritage she speaks to him or her in Korean, otherwise she speeks to him or her in English.

Posted by: brette at October 27, 2003 6:45 PM

I heard Tomo got a 2.

Posted by: ryan at October 27, 2003 6:56 PM

When I took this test awhile ago, if I remember correctly, I only missed two.. a Korean for a Chinese and a Japanese for a Korean or something like that. But Koreans and Japanese are pretty similar looking and can at times be indistinguishable.. maybe a little taller on average. Yesterday I was talking to my Japanese friend about how sometimes when I hear Koreans speaking in my vicinity it will sometimes take me a moment to realize that it's not that I can't understand their Japanese.. it's that they're not speaking Japanese at all.

Posted by: agent1073 at October 27, 2003 7:03 PM

i'll still have tomo's babies.... as long as all our foreplay involves looking at funny graffiti pictures ;) in addition, does anybody remember that show on fox called bansai? is it still on, and does anybody else feel a little offended by mr. shake-hands-man? begin posting... NOW!

Posted by: annie at October 27, 2003 7:20 PM

You're going to have to get in line to have Tomo's babies.

Posted by: dan at October 27, 2003 7:52 PM

I'll sell you some. I've still got a few running around my house.

Posted by: ryan at October 27, 2003 8:04 PM

If that show is still on I bet angryasianman (.com) would know and be angry about it.

Ryan: Stop spreading rumors about our children.

Posted by: agent1073 at October 27, 2003 9:51 PM

shit. where am i in this line. tomo, you never told me there was a line. do i have to take people out?

Posted by: brette at October 28, 2003 8:46 AM

I got a 7. very bad. I can't tell the difference I guess.

Posted by: jt at October 29, 2003 1:05 PM