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September 25, 2006

All Look Same…

Chinese, Japanese, Korean? Can you tell the difference? While I agree that it is quite easy to determine the origin of a group of CJKs I think it is quite difficult to tell for a specific individuals…

If you think it’s easy, then I challenge you! Go on AllLookSame.com and try their test. You have to identify the country of origin of 18 CJKs… And remember that a random pick would give you around 6 correct answers

I myself got 7 correct answers, which is 1 more than the average but still very bad. Just for fun, I asked a few Chinese colleagues and their results were pretty… 3/18, 9/18, 8/18!

So, is it true??? Do they all look same? Pass the test and share your results in the comments!


4 Responses to “All Look Same…”

  1. The Chiners Says:

    4/18… It’s just better to use a coin!!

    I think that it is not possible to do a score like that even if you want!!

  2. Thierry Says:

    Two other friends from Belgium did 5/18 and 8/18… hehehe… ;-)

  3. Benjamin Says:

    Oups sorry made the post in french… So as it will be moderated anyway here is the english version :

    I made 7 as well as my korean girlfriend, although she usually good at it. Last time I tried to trick here with a korean-japanese mix she got it right.

    I think it’s quite possible for them to take picture of people that doesn’t look what they are, just to make the test hard… Anyway in Seoul I’m making a better score in my university ^^

  4. parrobots Says:

    This site helps you to distinguish faces of korean, japanese, and chinese.

    http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=1292

    Cheers

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