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@@CobaltLancer Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian would be very difficult for me as a Brit 🇬🇧🏴 I never see Russian, Ukrainian or Belaruian spoken unless I see footage of Putin, Zelensky or Lukashenko speaking, so Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian sounds the same to me.
I personally found the three of them relatively easy to distinguish, because even though they are all Asian, there's some differences between Chinese, Japanese and Korean people, but I did need a couple minutes looking at each one of them to be able to tell. For me it was more about the eyes and face shape than clothes (although I've definitely seen some kdrama stars dressed that way 😂).
If you are observant enough, it’s quite obvious because chinese, koreans and japanese have their own distinct facial features. Not to mention, how they dress and how they carry themselves. But to someone who is not used to seeing these nationalities, it might be difficult.
Chinese are diverse. Chinese are tall, short, fat, dark, pale, straight hair, slim...etc. That is because China is big and they are descended from many ethnic groups. Where as Koreans (peninsula and rugged mountains) and Japanese (Islanders) are relatively more homogeneous.
@@Ghost_Kevlar Not really. In China, Everybody becomes Han Chinese even if you are not. For example, the Manchus all decided to become Chinese, so there isn't Manchus anymore.
Well, I don't think it would be that easy for a westerner to distinguish european looking people too. Sure, there are common features that are prevalent in different cultures (just like with every country in the world really) and that might give a hint. But it's pretty difficult overall. :)
Yes, a couple thousand years of invasions and new borders makes it hard to pinpoint a single country, especially in Europe. But the general trends as to how people look in different parts of the world are still there.
Exactly! I couldn't look at a group of white people from all over and pinpoint where someone is from. More often than not, the clothing and makeup styles are the only hints you have without actually hearing a person speak. It goes to show that the barriers between people are arbitrary. We're all similar in a lot of ways :)
@@Stephanie-s2024 I sure can distinguish most (say) Danes from most Italians :D But why would it be easier to tell Americans apart from others? The ultimate genetic melting pot of the entire world (along with Brazil).
@@herrbonk3635 That's the thing, though. If no one is talking and everyone is dressed the same, you might think someone is a Dane and then find out they're an American. Haha
I'm Chinese and I can tell the difference between Asian people from their facial structure, fashion, mannerisms etc. but for the life of me I can't tell apart Westerners hahaha
FYI to the people who are making comments like “can you tell the difference between an American and a whatever”. An American can literally look like anything. The overwhelming majority of us are not indigenous to this land. So unless you are talking about comparing the indigenous people and I certainly hope you can distinguish between a Choctaw and a Celtic person, you really should indicate race. Plus I know race is a social construct because none of us over here is completely anything if we’ve been here hundreds of years. Same with Australians. They have indigenous people who deserve respect.
Race is a social construct in terms of how it is categorized, but genetics are very real and you can very easily visually tell where someone is from because of how they look, but also because of their genetic footprint. Europeans do not look like Africans and Africans do not look like Asians.
Ok but the argument is valid. Koreans Japanese and Chinese are all East Asians, the same race. It’s like me asking if u can distinguish between an ethnic French or Spanish person when they’re both literally the same race. It’s such a stupid question.
China is too large and too diverse to be generalized, unlike Japan and Korea. For instance, there’re some obvious differences between northern and southern Chinese.
Yes, China is large and diverse, but generally I can spot a Chinese tourist vs. a Japanese tourist vs. a Korean tourist. However, you could probably notice if someone is from the north or south of China (by sight) and there's no way I could do that.
Many people from China look a little bit like Russians, at least to my scandinavinan eyes. I've always thought that they might be from the western parts of China. Even this lady looks a little bit more european than the Japanese and Corean girls.
People dont understand the fact that china is as large as europe and has 2x bigger population than europe. So by logic, china should be considered a continent rather than a country, since there is huge diversity (not to mention languages/dialects) in the country. In fact, many chinese people migrated to nearby asian countries, so you should not be surprised if you suddenly think an indonesian or thai looks chinese. No wonder why westerners think every east asian is chinese, even though there is a bit truth in that. Anyway, whenever someone thinks an east asian person look chinese, then it is the same as saying you look european. I bet asians cant distinguish between swedish, norwegian, french, german, english, italian people, and dont even get me started on americans. Its literally europeans migrating to north and south america…
@@yongbae7910 Nothing wrong saying someone looks european though. We have a few basic looks that are typical european, although it overlaps quite a bit with middle eastern, slavic and asian looks of course. (Some say we are asian looking here in Sweden, Finland, Russia, etc). But what we don't have is a common langauge, like China has.
As a Japan-born Japanese, when I’m asked if I can tell Koreans / Chinese / Japanese apart, I usually answer that I often can, but because of the fashion, makeup and hairdos instead of physical features. It’s not possible to tell apart when the person is born and raised in the same country, or live long enough to absorb the fashion characteristics.
@James Henry Smith it depends on the person. Some people look very distinctly one ethnicity. But some just look asian. Same thing with white people sometimes you see someone and it’s like damn you are German, other times it just you white.
Not always true. With the intermingling of the people there are those who share similar traits enough that they could pass for most East Asian nationalities. But there are some with distinct features that make them more easily able to identify.
I could tell their ethnicities easily, at least in this case. Japanese people have usually more round face. Chinese people are much more diverse, but the woman had some minor Eurasian features, that can be seen on some people living in Russia (around the border of Mongolia and China itself etc) and Korean looked like pretty much an average girl from the Korean pop culture.
@@xennia5380 yes russian people near Mongolian border or say like somewhere in yakutia, look like the Chinese girl.. She looks most eurasian out of the three
@@leae3750I think she was the prettiest though, beautiful and simple yet chic ..the Chinese girl and the Japanese girl are obviously very very cute but their style is outdated ..
Japanese: Heaviest make up around eyes Korean: Reddest lipstick Chinese: The rest is Chinese. Chinese is hard to tell because so diverse. A lot of difference between people from north part and south part, between countries and cities...
I also think this. Distinguishing between Japanese and Korean is pretty easy there's a couple subtle features that's very unique to them. And if you don't notice any of those features then they're most likely chinese.
both heaviest makeup around eyes n reddest lipstick are Korean features tho😅😅 this japanese girl's really into korean style n culture that's why she lives in korea i think. as japanese she doesn't look like japanese at all. n ppl assuming women always wear makeup lowkey forces them to do it more like as if it's manner or smth. it's disgusting.
For me, Koreans are the easiest to identify because they have a smallish phenotypic variation. Next, Japanese would be intermediate. They have a larger phenotype appearance especially when you have Okinawans who look less "typical Japanese" or the Ainu people who look have some "European features". As large as China is, anything goes! They are the most difficult. Their appearance varied due to a large population, history and occupy a huge landmass.
Harry is the image I tend to have when I think of young men from England... I try not to stereotype but there are some facial features and cultural norms that tend to be recognised by others when you pay close attention.
To be honest he looks like a lot of guys from Northern Italy. But again, in Northern Italy there were Celts settlements, and the Celts then migrated to England, so maybe that's why.
I think some conversations should be left to those who are the subject of the convo to facilitate and open that discussion. Whereas if others did it, it can come off as out of place and unwelcomed- especially coming from those who have no knowledge or interest in the topic. This way it’s more comfortable and inviting and educational. Also, Americans have the tendency to offend too much 🤣
Not really, in my opinion. Depends on how it's done maybe. But on the ground no one really cares that much. Too much media consumption may give the wrong impression.
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Northern Han Chinese and Southern Han Chinese look different. There are also many Chinese descendents in Korea, such as people with the surname Jang or Hwang.
dont change the fact she shes still chinese, the other japanese and korean, so no. because if we really go down this road, take a dna test, and find out youre not 100 percent what you think you are, and probably got some ancetstry from neighboring countries. so you might not look exactly what you claim to be either way
"Can Jew Distinguish Chinese, Korean and Japanese People?" Because once people learn to distinguish jews from White people, you'll see it every single time.
when the picture of Xiao Zhan popped, I was like: well that really hard to guess, it gives off a The Untamed feeling, maybe.....maybe...maybe he's chinese!
I feel like watching Korean Japanese and Chinese dramas for most of my life thanks to living in New York really was a big advantage here cuz I got all of it right lol 😂🤣🤣🤣 love this channel right now.
I guessed correctly too - from their fashion and also their facial structures. Though all East Asians are uniquely beautiful (and there are always exceptions to my rules), I've noticed (Han) Chinese tend to have smaller sharp faces, "sharper" almond eyes (more angled upwards from the epicanthic fold yet they seem to have bigger irises than other east Asians, giving doll-like shining dark eyes which I find beautiful) and more prominent (larger or uniquely shaped) ears. Koreans...they're very popular in the US media these days (BTS and kdramas), so you know how they dress and do their makeup and hair without much explanation. Their (typically speaking) social mannerisms alone are very telling (professional, friendly, polite, reserved). Their eyes tend to look more "smiley" because of more youthful prominent "eye bags"; and all around, they are soft and elegant in appearance. They are also often taller than most other east Asians, especially the men. If you see a very tall and polite east Asian man dressed quite fashionably, there's a good chance he is particularly Korean. Japanese tend to have wider faces/chubbier cheeks and wider straighter noses with higher bridges than others, more uniquely shaped teeth (sometimes they have sharper canines, which gives a cute look when they smile paired with their gentle eyes) and bigger, rounder almond eyes. They are easiest to tell apart for me personally. Their hairstyles are still uniquely "anime" inspired, even for the men, you still see longer and shaggier hair as opposed to the shorter hair trends for men in the US or SK now (like the side shave or comma hair). They have a cute and lighter, friendly vibe in their fashion, typically speaking. I also notice Koreans and Japanese tend to have larger lips, like Jimin, (which is trendy these days and very cute). Just my observations, I hope I don't offend anyone if it seems stereotypical, as again they are always exceptions, and I am by no means an expert as I am a mixed race Mexican American girl. I just consume a lot of East Asian media because all of the culture over there fascinates me. I am sure Asian Americans are different too, as we Americans have our own different behavioral and fashion stereotypes as a whole. 😂 In the end, everyone is uniquely beautiful in their own way. Be proud of your God given heritage regardless.~
To be honest I've never tried to guess people's country by their faces because it's way easier and more accurate to guess based on people's style and their general behaviour
I'm still waiting for videos comparing actual words in the three languages, such as adjectives. How they say "happy, sad, angry, relaxed, etc" in the three languages.
I mean, some words are similar, but most of them aren't that close it wouldn't be too intresring. They would have to pick out specific ones that sound similar
I havent studied korean but Im assuming a fair amount of korean and chinese words would be fairly similar as Korean has a lot of sino-korean vocabulary which used to also be written in hanja until about 50 years ago - like how japanese uses kanji (despite the readings being very different compared to modern chinese)
I live in Japan and I've also lived in Korea, so I've studied at least those two languages a bit. Those particular words aren't so similar, but some nouns and a words that come from Chinese are very similar. I'll put some examples below (romanized for people who can't read hangul/hiragana/katakana/kanji/hanja). Library: deo-seo-gwan (kr) : tou-shou-kan (jp) Thursday: mok-yeo-ir (kr) : moku-you-bi (jp) Bag: ka-bang (kr) : ka-ban (jp) Volcano: hwa-san (kr) : ka-zan (jp) 10,000: man (kr) : man (jp)
As a Chinese ,it’s easier to tell a Korean face for me . But between Chinese and Japanese,if I don’t hear them speaking or moving ,it’s very hard for me to tell
Interesting! I must say Chinese language is a mess though... If your language wasn't so mysterious and "Shangri-La hidden in mist" hard, people would show more interest for China.
@@ABC-ABC1234 Hard... u mean the speaking, reading, or writing system? For Korean and Vietnamese, I think Chinese are easy to speak since there are so many chinese vocabs influenced Korean and Vietamese in ancient time(easier to understand some chinese vocabs when reading). For reading and writing system, Chinese are easy for Japanese people to learn cuz both languages use chinese characters...
@@chchard6296 The whole speaking/reading /writing is a mess if you ask me. And no link to an alphabet is a joke! At least arabic has a straight forward logic, although classified as hard, it's not insurmountable... The fact that an alphabet is lacking, and that every day people "discover" new characters even after studying the language for years, makes this language simply not worth it...
@@ABC-ABC1234 hello? It’s hard for u doesn’t mean it’s hard for every single one on this planet. For the Alphabet problem, u know Chinese are tonal language, do u? If Chinese language use the alphabet system, that will be totally disaster and nobody understand what each other are writing. Also, learning Chinese characters are helpful when establish logical way of thinking coz they were evolved from hieroglyphs. However, many of those who use alphabet system have problem of dyslexia.
@@ABC-ABC1234 And, it’s ignorant and arrogant to say ‘discover’ new character everyday, I just literally wanna roll my eye .🙄 if u learn 2k-3k characters, thats totally enough for daily use. 4K-5k is already enough to be a college student, scholars maybe a bit more. However, there’s over 10k vocabs to memorize for just daily use in English(English is the easiest in western language, so it’s endless to mention other alphabet language)
I wasn't expecting the Xiao Zhan picture cameo out of nowhere! I suspect the algorithm suggested this to me cause I'm binge-watching all his dramas at the moment...
I was right! :) i love studying fashion, genetics, mannerisms, and different languages and cultures. It's super cool, and if more people took care in social studies, we could be a happier world and appreciate all the little differences in people, and love them for it. Every culture so so unique and meant to be loved and shared and appreciated together. I hope more people see this and start to realize everyone is unique and beautiful
If people would be guessing only these three girls, the majority would probably guess right, because they look exactly what you would expect to see in a textbook covering asian people😁
I'm surprised I got them all right just by facial features. Watching Asian drama have paid off in that way! Still hard to speak them since I switch what I watch (language wise) on a daily
Yes , and they should get some , who look alike, ...----- Then it would a real challenge. As some others wrote: The three are SO much having the looks of "the typical" japanese, chinese and korean women.
I'm from Brazil and we have a big Japanese population here so I've met many Japanese growing up however when I went to Japan I was quite surprised to see that the Japanese people looked a lot more diverse and less stereotypically east Asian than the Japanese people in Brazil and the image I had of them, very eye opening experience
As a Scot who has lived in 3 different European countries. It is hard to tell Asian nationalities apart. but it might even be harder to tell western nationalities apart.
not gonna lie it was pretty easy for me to tell the difference i see a lot of people from china, korea (mostly in dramas) and for Japanese its mainly live actions (sometimes even vlogs on youtube) so 1- the style is kind of one of the reasons why it was easy and 2- the hair and makeup (mainly the korean one because i see that style a lot) (i can sometimes tell if someone is from Taiwan but when it comes to thailand or indonesia i could get confused)
Haha I wish :') Took Japanese for 8 years and barely anything. My mom is trying to teach me Cantonese (by ear because she can't read) Now I'm taking Japanese again and Korean (I'm an English speaker)
that's totally different story, u can't distinguish a white people judging by the look of them, while japanese, chinese and korean have slighty different figures
@@arsyad55 Now that is just plain false. I can pretty much always guess in a general area in Europe of where they are from. To me, different regions have distinct features.
As an Asian, I can say that it’s quite easy for us to distinguish these three countries. On the other hand, it’s so so difficult for us as well if we have to guess ppl from European countries and the US. Lol
Well I can't always guess the Korean, Japanese, and Chinese people correctly but I definitely know what kind of face they like based on their celebrities. Chinese celebs tends to have sharper features: long face, sharp jaw, sharp nose, not so full lips. Japanese celebs have larger features: small head with biger eyes, nose, lips. Korean likes softer features that looks harmonious together. When I first get into K-en, I kinda scratched my head knowing some female celebs hyped as "Goddess". I mean they're beautiful for sure, but nothing very striking for me. But as I enjoy K entertainment, I understand the kind of beauty that Korean like
It's hard to distinguish them, especially the Japanese girl because her makeup is so Korean look. The makeup even changed her eye look, which actually we can see the difference of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean from the eyes.
With the photos, showing a picture of xiao zhan I was like "I know this guy! Wouldn't be able to guess his nationality tho if I didn't know, luckily I do..."
I was able to recognize each of them as soon as they came in. They hadn’t even sat down when I had already said Japanese, Chinese and Korean. I was surprised how easy it was for me to do that in a split second 😧
I must admit, as a man from Eastern Europe, it's not easy to distinguish them. But somehow I knew from the first moment which one the Japanese lady was. Other than that, I thought the Korean lady was Chinese and vice versa. Around this part of Europe, there's a common misconception that Asian people are all alike, to the point where it is hard to make any difference from just seeing them. Obviously, as an educated person, one can easily tell that not only there are facial and generally physical differences but the nuances of personality and cultural traits are obvious. I would say the Chinese people are the hardest to pinpoint, as they are extremely diverse in all aspects.
I grew up in the Philippines and my godfather from England used to wonder how I could tell apart Japanese from Chinese. And then I moved to the US and met a lot of Vietnamese, a few Cambodians and Hmongs. I also started watching Korean dramas. For me, it became harder to tell at that point.
He's talking without breathing... Actually it's not that easy to see the difference and even Asians are wrong sometimes. It's like having a guess at Europeans. You can't always tell if someone is British., German or Polish. And actually I don't get the purpose of this. Why does it matter to know the origin from the looks?
I don't think it does. Though I feel those in East Asia (and maybe some parts of Africa) can tell differences. Maybe because some societies are more homogeneous.
The way the Kotoha bowed was a dead give away lol. Jane looks ethnically mixed and that would be more common in China than in Korea or Japan. Hyjun’s whole style is very obviously Korean. I grew up with a lot of different Asian cultures around so I’m not too surprised that I figured it out.
pretty shocked I got everything right right away for the practice round :') I guess the people chosen fit the "stereotypes" we would consider as Chinese, Japanese and Korean if you are used to see idols or models from those countries ?
Asian people are so kind! I love them and try to make friends with them here in the states, but I think I talk too much and scare them away sometimes 😓
I guessed them correctly 😄💪🏽I was literally just looking at the thumbnail when I guessed and came to the video and skipped to the part where they introduced themselves.
I watch these kind of videos for fun. Idk it’s just fun knowing you’re right about someone’s nationality & learning about more cultures😭 I thought this was gonna be trick questions or something but I did get them all right😂
I’m too hype that I figured this out just from the thumbnail, I skipped through the entire video just to see if I was right and I was! Also helped to know it was only 1/3 possible choices versus all the other nationalities they could have been. Don’t assume in real life though, just ask if you’re really curious.
Omg I got all the pictures right xD I already knew the girls though, so I couldn't guess. I guess that means I've been watching too much asian entertainment LOL
@@propogandalf I’ve been living in Japan for a long time now and in comparison to China and Korea, Japan is the least accepting country of individual expression. We have the phrase “出る釘は打たれる" in English, “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down” for a reason.
@@jennafloww That's not exclusive to Japan. In the West you have Tall Poppy Syndrome, or the idea that the flower that grows too tall amongst the others gets cut down. Also have you lived in China or Korea?
@@propogandalf I was born and raised in America, lived there for 18 years before I moved to Japan and had never heard of "tall poppy syndrome" in my entire life. So I looked up what it means. It's an Australian term by the way, so that makes sense why I've never heard of it. But then I asked my Australian friends about it and they've never heard the term either. Anyways... While I understand the parallel you're trying to draw, those two phenomenons are very different. 出る釘は打たれる isn't about bringing down those who have achieved highly. The point I'm making is that him saying "people in Japan love to express their individuality" made me laugh, because in reality it is the exact opposite. They want to express their individuality, but they can't due to how the public and society will view them. Even the smallest things like wearing perfume can cause society to look down upon you. Those kind of social and cultural rules do not foster individuality. Also, no I have never lived in China or Korea. However due to the proximity of those countries to Japan, there are hundreds of thousands of Chinese and Korean people living here. Because of that, I've had the opportunity to become friends with a lot of them and understand their culture and perspectives.
I got them right too! Agreed it’s easier to tell by fashion, makeup, and hair style differences. But it’s also a big advantage to have spent time in Asia or watching Asian shows. (I’ve also been living in Korea for some time.)
I think there's no need to do this in the current era. I'm Chinese and I can't distinguish them. Many Chinese like to dress up "Japanese style" or "Korean style" and vice versa, so it's really hard to tell.
Agreed. It’s like saying can foreigners tell the difference between Angolan, Senegalese and Rwandan. Or English, Welsh and a Scottish. You’re gonna have huge trouble with that.
@@irrelevance3859 As someone who lives in England, I think (sometimes) I can identify someone who is Welsh, Scottish or Irish by looks. Nationalities do have a certain look and when you grow up in a place I think subconsciously you take notice of these things. It’s not to say it’s easy to guess where someone is from over here just by looking at them in _all_ cases as we’re a seriously and fantastically diverse place, but yeah, at times it’s possible to do it.
Ok I'm certainly not complaining at all right now but I gotta say. These triples is always THE shit when it comes to "Asian" (according to westerners) x) love it
He’s totally right. Japanese people seem to be favor the long layered hair style that was popular in the early 2000s. But in all honesty, like he said take away the styling and the makeup and I cannot tell the physical difference! And I grew up in a Chinese family. I would love to see a video with just the face, no makeup.
I feel like you can identify chinese by the fancy clothing more than anything lol koreans tend to look overall more wholesome and "rounded?" style, and japanese are like he said more individualistic in their dress.. but i also identify them from their cheekbones and eye area, its much more prominent compared to koreans and chinese imo.
