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Is it possible to tell Korean and Chinese people apart..
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Not always possible, but there are certain characteristics which start to become noticable when you see the different people together. If you watch a fair amount of American genre TV, there are a fair number of Korean actors in leading roles, so when you get a Korean and a Chinese or Japanese actor in the same scene, the subleties start to show. It's usually to do with flatter cheekbones and differences to the eye shape. Having a family name like Park is also a huge clue...
Same with Americans/Canadians, but that's a language thing. I can generally spot a Canadian by the way certain words are pronounced.
Oh, and as a link to an earlier thread about telling apart Scots, there are certain characteristics that are noticable, particularly in women, again to do with shape of cheekbones. Lulu has typically Scottish features, and red hair is another trait. As a bunch of people have rightly pointed out, there's huge variations, so there's no clear tel-tale that works 100%. I just find it a fun personal quiz guessing at ethnicity or nationality.Posted 2 years ago # -
I had a gf from S Korea and later married a Chinese girl - I can usually tell them apart.
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I had a gf from S Korea
So what's the difference between North Koreans and South Koreans then ?
Personally they all look the same to me. And I reckon all this North/South Korean nonsense, is a lot of fuss about nothing.
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Ginger Flash is Korean?
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. And I reckon all this North/South Korean nonsense, is a lot of fuss about nothing.
your not wrong there, hopefully when the little c**t of a leader dies they'll sort it, but I'm sure one of his sidekicks is itching to get in his shoes. Still many south korean would be unhappy about a unified korea, perhaps others would be happy.
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I can't, but they can, and the Japs are completely different , even to my (round) eyes.
I have a class full of them, and hurry them around the workshop yelling "Chop chop!!!"Posted 2 years ago # -
Lulu has typically Scottish features, and red hair is another trait.
Lulu earlier today.
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So what's the difference between North Koreans and South Koreans then ?
Well in terms of genetic traits absolutley nothing as Korea has only been split in two for about 50 years.
And I reckon all this North/South Korean nonsense, is a lot of fuss about nothing.
Actually it's a fuss about really quite a lot, a bit like the Cold War was about quite a lot. That being said, all the North Koreans that I met certainly wanted unification and I suspect that the people in the south want it too. The problem comes when the North wants the South to be like them and the vise versa.
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and Drac takes post of the week :-}
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Shame she's left her flies open.
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Ginger Flash is Korean?
yes, can't you tell? he doesn't look chinese though.Posted 2 years ago # -
Shame she's left her flies open.
hahahaha - excellent!
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if one is just talking about han chinese, i reckon i'm reasonably good at distinguising between han/japanese and han/korean. but i am useless at japanese/korean - just by facial expressions.
once they start speaking or doing stuff it becomes a bit easier
went to school with a LOT of han, have had 2 han girlfriends and a japanese gf. might have also spend a bit of time on the interweb 'researching'
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Shame she's left her flies open.
I fell quite sick now.
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I've been living here in China for 7 years now, it's easy for me to tell different Minorities / Regions (ie Sichuan, Jiangsu, Shanghai) just by the face.
Though, once we start going to Northern East China, the Manchurian side, it starts getting difficult.
Koreans by the large, have smaller eye lids compared to most Chinese (more close together) they also tend to favour having operations to make them more wide eyed. In fact, most Korean TV/Film stars have undertaken some form of Cosmetic Surgery to the face.
Also, since being a Minority from NE China, they tend to be taller/larger than their western cousins. The further South of China you go, the smaller they seem to be.(that should be the end of the post, as I'm quite good at doing that)
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Not this time big boy (or girl)
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suntingwang - so you're happy living in China? My wife would like us to go - can you mail me using address in profile?
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Yeah very happy here.
Although my wife is 7 months pregnant, so may have to look coming back in a several years, to enjoy the British Education System (better than the Chinese one, more free thinking)Posted 2 years ago # -
Sister-in-Law is Korean, Brother-in-Law Hong Kong Chinese, dont look anything like each other, apart from both being 'asian'
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Sister-in-Law is Korean, Brother-in-Law Hong Kong Chinese, dont look anything like each other, apart from both being 'asian'
I'd hope not being opposite sex.
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Drac- you know what I mean
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Difficult to distinguish sometimes but generally the further north you go the more prominent is their jaw (like David Coulthard) line, the more slit line their eyes become, fairer skin and perhaps taller. But this is not necessarily true at times. Also the eye lid ...
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There must be some truth in this ...
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Nae hoebuhkeurapeuteuneun changuhro kadeuk cha itseyo!!!!
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'curved bangs'
wtf?Posted 2 years ago # -
On a serious note. Threads like this. Wonder what it does to STW-potential subscription-numbers. Bet it keeps them 'specialist' rather than mainstream.
I have had work colleagues discuss this before. I've class this 'banter' as racist.Posted 2 years ago #
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