kwantman:

got shown this image in class today, apparently this is how to differentiate between chinese and japanese people… because the japanese were ‘bad’ and the chinese were ‘good’ (post pearl harbor)

There are huge variations within any population, but for a country the size of China, the differences can be stark. When I traveled through China, everyone assumed I was from another province from China (somewhat logical since Vietnam was a dominion for ~1,000 years of the Middle Kingdom). High-res

kwantman:

got shown this image in class today, apparently this is how to differentiate between chinese and japanese people… because the japanese were ‘bad’ and the chinese were ‘good’ (post pearl harbor)

There are huge variations within any population, but for a country the size of China, the differences can be stark. When I traveled through China, everyone assumed I was from another province from China (somewhat logical since Vietnam was a dominion for ~1,000 years of the Middle Kingdom).

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