Updated on Friday, April 25
QUESTION: Is there a way to differentiate those who are Asian? I grew up south of
KW (mainly Dutch people down there) and I honestly can't tell the
difference between those who are Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or other
Asian cultures. I just want to be more respectful, as I feel the term
"Asian" has a sort of negative stigma around here.
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DeleteGet to know people, and you'll start to see the differences more. It's difficult to be 100%, but the more you interact with those of East Asian ancestry, the better you'll be at distinguishing.
ReplyDeleteIt's worth noting that Japanese descent is quite rare around Waterloo; most are Chinese with a smaller number of Koreans.
I can't tell them apart, so I don't know.
ReplyDeleteI can usually pick out Koreans. They tend to have narrower eyes and a Korean guy once told me that they have 'whiter' noses, by which he meant pointier than other Asians. I don't think calling someone Asian is a big deal though. I'm sure someone of Chinese descent would prefer to be called Asian than Japanese. Better to be broadly right than narrowly wrong.
ReplyDeleteAs an Asian, that's exactly how I tell if someone's Korean. Also I find their faces tend to be a little more round.
DeleteLearn the languages. Japanese is very hoarse sounding, Chinese sounds like dropping pots and pans, Korean sound like Gangnam style.
ReplyDeletelol what a retard
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DeleteThere is no spoken "Chinese" language. Cantonese sounds like a harsh choppy argument, mandarin sounds effeminate, no matter who's saying it.
Deleteyea, you can get their power series expansion and differentiate term by term
ReplyDeleteNot unless they converge absolutely and their derivative converge absolutely.
DeleteAgree with 2. One of my good friends is Korean and another is Chinese. Just noticing similar features between them helps distinguish. That being said, 4 makes a good point with playing it safe.
ReplyDeleteThe term, "Asian" is a respectable way to call anyone from Eastern and Southen Aisa, unless they specifically tell you to call them by something else. To differentiate specifically for East asian people, try watching Chinese dramas, Korean dramas, and Japanese dramas for a little bit. If you increase your exposure to asian faces, you brain will build a nice schema of the prototypical 'Chinese,' 'Korean,' and 'Japanese' face, and eventually, you'll be able to recognize them with more accuracy.
ReplyDeletei don't think OP wants to invest such a disproportionate amount of energy into something like this, given how much he/she'll get out of it lol
Deleteknew a girl in HS who learned korean by watching korean dramas. no joke
DeleteKoreans dress like hipsters, but with more colour. You'll often see them wearing thick rimmed glasses. It's also true what was mentioned earlier about them having more round faces. When speaking they'll sound like they're whining. Here's a white girl doing a perfect example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ClZh4egnPY
ReplyDeleteChinese people often wear puffy gortex jackets. I don't know why. They're generally not as stylish as koreans (no offense). In terms of spoken language, Cantonese sounds 'sassy.' Mandarin sounds like they're randomly varying the pitch of their voice. Its hard to pin down chinese facial features because there are so many ethnic groups within China.
You don't meet many Japanese people. If you do, they're probably white washed. If an asian guy has facial hair, there's a good chance he's Japanese.
You should also note that these stereotypes generally don't apply to assimilated asians.
lol you've just listed off your personal opinion of the different groups
Deletemost of it is true though. I've never noticed the round face part though.
DeleteSpeaking as a Korean with a "v-shaped face", I find that a higher percentage of Chinese people have round faces compared to Koreans. Chinese people also tend to have swiare faces too. But what do I know? I could be biased just because I have a v-shaped face and subconsciously think all Koreans have that face shape.
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Deleteyea, people often tell me i don't look chinese because of my face shape and skin colour
Koreans look like they're made of plastic on account of the plastic surgery. Chinese dude are ugly as heck and females look like the studying type with makeup plastered to their faces. And Japanese... why the heck would they be in Canada?
ReplyDeleteYou'll get to know it as you make friends and learn their backgrounds. You don't even really have to try - your brain will just start to recognize face-shape patterns.
ReplyDeleteI would just like to point out, if you weren't born in the Netherlands and neither were your parents and you don't hold Dutch citizenship you're not Dutch, you're Canadian.
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