[Tina24616]

Is there a way to tell the difference in Asian nationalities? I’ve heard that the slant direction of the eyes is an indicator. Is this true?
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[Dave P.]

No, the slant of the eye is no guide to Asians. As an Asian who grew up in Queens, NY, where I was exposed to all types of Asians, I must say it is tough to distinguish us from one another. However, as you can generally tell apart European races (i.e. a Nordic from an Italian, a Slav from a Spaniard), it is possible to generally distinguish us to a degree.

In most cases, here are some rules:
1) Dark skin indicates Southeast Asians (Vietnamese/Laotian/Cambodian/Thai) or Pacific Islanders (Filipino/Guamanian et al.), as does the presence of full lips and double-fold eyelids. Light skin, smaller eyes and thinner lips usually indicates Oriental origin (China, Korea, Japan).
2) Among the Orientals (China/Korea/Japan), the Chinese are tallest, Japanese shortest and Korean the biggest.
3) The Japanese tend to be the hairiest among all East Asians.
4) Koreans tend to have the squarest jaws, flattest face and smallest eyes, which gives them a readily distinguishable look.
5) The Chinese tend to have less flat faces (nose and mouth jutting out more than Koreans, with more cases of buckteeth), with smaller jaws than Koreans.
6) The Japanese tend to be the shortest among all Asians. I mean seriously short.

Disclaimer: The above are some of the guidelines I use to distinguish members of my own race from each other. They do not mean to degrade or stereotype. The individual variations within each race are so huge that racial groupings are difficult at best. I myself do not fit the traditional “Korean” look described above, even though I am Korean. I have been mistaken as Chinese, Filipino, Japanese and even half-white at different times.

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[SOF]

The word ‘race’ in popular culture is almost meaningless from a scientific point of view and can mean many things that have nothing to do with biology. Let’s face it: All humans are the same ‘race.’ Our biological differences are insignificant. We differ less from each other than brown bears from black bears. Think what would happen if we defined ‘race’ by eye color, IQ, ability to play the piano, ability to see color, etc. In fact, if we go by eye color, ‘Europeans’ are the most ‘mongrelized’ race on earth, which may be why they have done so well in the world – so far at least.

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