Can you tell if someone..., is of the same nationality? |
| *My Cinderella.* |
 Feb 23 2007, 01:53 AM
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Ever looked at someone and went, "Oh man, they're definately ___"? For some reason, whenever I go somewhere and I see a thai person, I can automatically tell if they are or not.
Has this ever happened to you? You know that they share your nationality even before they can speak or anything? |
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Feb 23 2007, 01:58 AM
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 Home is where your rump rests!  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,235 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 451,969 |
About seventy percent of the time, people say that it's obvious I'm Filipino. The other times I get Khmer, Mexican, and Vietnamese. The last one is the craziest. I am ten times darker than my Viet friends.
 So uh, I TOTALLY misread everything there.  Um, yeah, I'm really bad with nationalities. There have been people I've known for years and I still don't know their nationality. Like, I never bothered to ask.
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Feb 23 2007, 02:07 AM
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 chinky Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,566 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 434,437 |
Oh yeah, sure. People totally get that I'm a Chinese that has been Indonesian-washed. Lol, sorry to sound so mean there.
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Feb 23 2007, 02:28 AM
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t-t-t-toyaaa Group: Official Member Posts: 19,821 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 11,270 |
Its pretty easy in most cases since I am Black/African American (whatever people prefer). Its hard not to tell, but there are some people when its like uh maybe.... maybe not. Yea. But when it comes to other races, I suck completely. I thought my Thai friend and Cambodian friends were Filipino for the longest time.
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Feb 23 2007, 02:31 AM
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 What the fack. Group: Official Member Posts: 6,164 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,519 |
I can mostly tell I guess if they're filipino. But I have been wrong before. People constantly ask me if I'm chinese, which I am, but I'm dominantly filipino. Then when they find out that I know a tad bit of tagalog, they're like, "OMG! You're filipino?!" Like, duh.
 (Ignore the Valley Girl bit.)
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Feb 23 2007, 05:19 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 4,750 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,581 |
Yeah, I do that a lot.
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Feb 23 2007, 07:35 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 7,149 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 213,509 |
No but I can tell when a person isn't chinese, haha. But sometimes I can andit's easyy.
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| *IVIike* |
Feb 23 2007, 09:48 AM
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no but its probably because i confuse nationalities that are close like i can't tell different asian nationalities or different white nationalities ect.
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| *Monochrome.* |
Feb 23 2007, 09:58 AM
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i can only tell with the hispanic nationalitys. I can tell you who is mexican or who is puerto rican alot of people get the 2 confused along with cuban and puerto rican people.I never been wrong yet.
Its all in the way they speak. |
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| *My Cinderella.* |
Feb 23 2007, 11:18 AM
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^ But what if they don't speak yet?
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Feb 23 2007, 01:10 PM
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 roosternamedingo. Group: Member Posts: 1,211 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,926 |
I can usually tell if someone's filipino from just looking at them.
My mom is so much better at it though. |
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Feb 23 2007, 02:30 PM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
Sometimes I can tell if other girls or guys are Korean,
but i can be pretty bad at it at times lol I don't like assuming or trying to guess out loud, since so many people do it to me. lol, I just really am not that curious about it in the first place. And let them say something about it if they must. |
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Feb 23 2007, 03:08 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,025 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,051 |
I can usually tell about half the time.
It's happened to me before, apparently I look french.
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Feb 23 2007, 03:34 PM
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 Nikkie Group: Member Posts: 2,336 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,991 |
I can tell most of the time- about 90% of the time I'm correct. I'm chinese filipino, and I know right away when someone is filipino even before I talk to them, and when someone in chinese I'm pretty good in picking up if they are chinese. Although people think I'm either japanese or korean, but if they are right they atomatically think I'm pure chinese which is wierd cause I'm pretty tan for chinese.
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Feb 23 2007, 04:18 PM
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 Hello =D Group: Member Posts: 45 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 502,766 |
Usually I'll know what someone is when I first see them. But it depends, mostly on their skin colors and features.
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| *StanleyThePanda* |
Feb 23 2007, 06:12 PM
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Not the same nationality as me, No. But sometimes I can tell what nationality people are.
It is a wee-bit hard for me, though. |
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Feb 23 2007, 06:16 PM
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 mon cheri amour x Group: Member Posts: 2,349 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 168,530 |
QUOTE(tainted_angel @ Feb 23 2007, 2:31 AM)  I can mostly tell I guess if they're filipino. But I have been wrong before. People constantly ask me if I'm chinese, which I am, but I'm dominantly filipino. Then when they find out that I know a tad bit of tagalog, they're like, "OMG! You're filipino?!" Like, duh. (Ignore the Valley Girl bit.)it`s the same for me *except for the valley girl part* |
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Feb 23 2007, 06:50 PM
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 Bay Area YadadaDiiiig. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,249 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 103,202 |
I can mainly tell filipinos.
No one ever gets what I am. They all think im mexican. |
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| *Monochrome.* |
Feb 23 2007, 07:10 PM
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QUOTE(My Cinderella. @ Feb 23 2007, 4:18 PM) ^ But what if they don't speak yet? Heh. Puerto ricans and cubans all they do is talk,Especialy my mum
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Feb 23 2007, 08:42 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Head Staff Posts: 18,173 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,478 |
Yes, I can tell Hispanic, Filipino, African American, and Chinese/Korean/Japanese people right away. European races are a bit tougher though.
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Feb 23 2007, 08:48 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 310 Joined: Dec 2006 Member No: 489,303 |
im like 80% riqht most of the time when quessinq nationalities. im vietnamese &alot of people call me chinese, korean, or even jap -_- its`really annoyinq too.
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Feb 23 2007, 08:53 PM
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 ♥ Group: Official Member Posts: 4,066 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,393 |
I can usualy tell if someone's Vietnamese. I think it's because I went to school with so many of them and fewer of the other Asian ethnicities.
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Feb 24 2007, 02:11 AM
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 Sharie. Group: Member Posts: 2,429 Joined: Dec 2003 Member No: 103 |
It's weird but I can't even recognize Chinese people. I guess I compare how I look since I'm Chinese, but I don't look like any of the people I know that are Chinese. Oh, and I can't tell the difference between Korean and Japanese people.
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Feb 24 2007, 10:39 AM
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 daughter of sin Group: Member Posts: 1,653 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 386,134 |
Sometimes I can tell if they're Eastern European.
Most people think I'm French or French Canadian o.O |
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Feb 24 2007, 10:01 PM
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I'm Cattt. :] Group: Validating Posts: 1,722 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,831 |
I can tell the ones that are darker-skinned and lighter-skinned than me.
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