How can Chinese people tell each other apart?

Answer 1

No. But if you observe in more details, you may find that their behaviour, their manners, and of course , their languages, are different.

^ such an ignorant answer. You can very much so tell the difference between a Japanese girl and a Chinese girl...you just have to know what to look for. Without getting into too many specifics, Chinese women will have striking features that segregate them from other Asian women...eyes have more drastic angles, cheek bones are slightly higher, etc. Japanese women tend to have slightly more almost shaped eyes and softer features. I'm an Asian and can tell almost every Asian apart from another with very few exceptions...just because we're Asian doesn't mean we all look alike.

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Let's be fair to the original answerer here... While there are certainly various typical differences between Chinese and Japanese women, these differences are not present in 100% of cases, nor does their presence indicate a guarantee of one ancestry over another (meaning that just because a woman has almond shaped eyes and lower cheekbones for example, does not guarantee that she's Japanese).

People jump on the racism train pretty quick these days, but just because someone can't tell if a person is Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or whatever, doesn't mean they "think all asians look alike". Especially when you yourself (second answerer) admitted that there are times when even you can't tell. Heck, I was in high school in Japan for a year and had a Taiwanese girlfriend who was mistaken for a Japanese girl constantly, by Japanese people.

Answer 2

dont judge people by the way they look. people from different countries and different looks. there is not a set description for a group of people.

[2011-01-16]

Japanese people now claim that on the genetic level, the majority (40%-50%) of them belong to Haplogroup D2 (Y-DNA), and so they are a "rather homogenous group of people". Because Haplogroup D2 (Y-DNA) is also the marker of the indigenous Ainu people, they are "directly descended from the very first peoples who inhabited the land" and so they have "a legitimate claim to the land".

Haplogroup D2 (Y-DNA) is a child of Haplogroup DE (Y-DNA), which in turn is also the parent of Haplogroup E (Y-DNA). Haplogroup E (Y-DNA) occurs in very high frequencies in sub-Saharan Africa. In other words, it can be said that the Japanese people are more related to Tibetans, Andanamese, sub-Saharan Africans (in that order), rather than to the Chinese people, who are majority Haplogroup O (Y-DNA). Southern Chinese have the highest incidences of Haplogroup O (Y-DNA). The Chinese people are thus more related to the Caucasians of Haplogroup R1 (Y-DNA), via their common ancestor Haplogroup MNOPS (Y-DNA).

The perception that Chinese and Japanese people look similar may be due to the similar latitude and/or environments in which they evolve in the more recent past.

[2011-02-13]

The Japanese further claim that they are majority Haplogroup D4 (mtDNA) via the maternal line.

Haplogroup D4 (mtDNA) is most frequently found among Koreans, and it is claimed that Haplogroup D4 (mtDNA) is a major contributor to Japanese longevity. That said, the parent Haplogroup D (mtDNA) can be found in high frequencies in the peoples of Central Asia.

The Japanese also claim Haplogroups (mtDNA) B and F to be present in lower frequencies in their maternal lines, but these do not contribute to Japanese longevity.

Haplogroups (mtDNA) B and F are more frequently found in Southern Chinese and Southeast Asian populations. Compared to Haplogroup D (mtDNA), Haplogroups (mtDNA) B and F are much more closely related to Haplogroup H (mtDNA), which is frequently found among Caucasians, via their common ancestor Haplogroup R (mtDNA).

Answer 3

They have their differences too, just as we have. It takes some training to become accustomed to them, that's all.

Answer 4

You go up and ask you idiot =)