I Flunked.

[queerbychoice]

I only scored 8 out of 18 on the All Look Same test.

And that's after having had two consecutive Korean best friends, one from first grade through sixth grade and another from seventh grade through junior year in college, and having had nothing but Korean and Chinese friends through much of that time . . . many of whom specifically tried to give me lessons on distinguishing Korean, Chinese, and Japanese facial features from each other after they found out I wasn't very good at it. Apparently I didn't learn very much though. But there were hardly any Japanese people at our schools so I couldn't get very good lessons on them.

I need to find an equivalent test with pictures of Europeans, so I can hopefully flunk that one equally badly (possibly even worse) and thereby absolve myself of guilt. I could be Equal Opportunity Ignorant - would that be worth anything?

Comments

[djpekky.livejournal.com]

8 out of 18? You could have done worse! It is a little less than half. :)

I will have to learn that thing as well, now that I meet Cineses, Japaneses and Koreans on a regular basis.

Peace!

Pekky

Don't feel so bad....

[(Anonymous)]

I flunked pretty bad, too. 2 out of 12.

But then again, maybe it's a case of my own personal racial apathy. I could care less where someone comes from - just who they are.

-Mary

[embryomystic.livejournal.com]

I failed miserably.

I think I'd probably flunk a european one too. I couldn't tell the difference between a norwegian and a scotsman just by looking at him/her.

I can tell the difference between individuals, though, and that's the important thing, right?

But why?

[36.livejournal.com]

Is there some reason why you should be able to tell what country people are from by looking at them? I'm incredibly bad at sexing people, luckily it's not often that relevant. I'd think would nationality be even less relevant (judging by questions people seem to ask me about friends)? Am I missing something? Why would I possibly need to know? 'National hug a Dane day'?

I'm missing something aren't I.

Re: But why?

[queerbychoice.livejournal.com]

Um, mainly it's because certain bored Asian (oops, Korean and Chinese) friends of mine like the idea of having something to make fun of me for, and this happened to conveniently serve the purpose.