[Dave P.]

The practice of wearing a surgical mask is a tradition dating back to the Imperial Japanese occupation of most of the Orient in the first half of this century. The Japanese sought to prevent the repeat of the global influenza epidemic of the thirties by requiring school children and workers to wear masks when there was flu going around. Obviously this proved effective, as it filters out germs from entering the respiratory system. Due to its effectiveness, the nations of Japan, Korea and Taiwan have kept the practice, and even today, during flu epidemics, many Asians wear the mask to prevent catching the virus.

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Name : Dave P., Gender : M, Race : Korean, Age : 25, City : Ft. Benning, State : GA, Country : United States, Occupation : Military officer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[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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