Propaganda
Cultural sensitivity training, circa 1942: How To Spot A Jap. Apparently, you can tell Japanese from Chinese because Japanese people shuffle instead of walk. And Japanese people have buck teeth. Why not just say they can be identified by their laziness and devious oriental minds?
July 7th, 2006 at 4:24 pm
See just how good you are!
July 7th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
“Wide space between first and second toes”? I must be really Japanese.
July 7th, 2006 at 6:07 pm
Maybe you use those sandals with a strap between the first and second toes a lot. The Japanese seem to. If you wear them enough, the web becomes calloused and you learn to hold the toes apart. Assuming the Chinese wear different footwear (when they have any at all), that might be the most accurate way to tell Japanese from Chinese – if they’re barefoot and if you dare to get close enough to see the callouses before you’re sure…
July 7th, 2006 at 7:55 pm
I got 11 out of 18 right, but I got ‘sperience.
July 7th, 2006 at 10:17 pm
I got 9, but I was totally fakin’ it. It was like “that guy has wild hair – he must be Japanese.” That and guessing that more squat people with bigger noses were probably Chinese or Korean. That one really tall but gracile guy completely threw me off.
How do you tell?
July 7th, 2006 at 11:32 pm
Hang out in Korean bars in your younger days. =)