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COMPARING ASIAN NATIONALITIES
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WHAT YOU SAY

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You Know You're A Chamorro When:

1. You use spam as a main course.
2. You wear a t-shirt to go swimming at the beach.
3. You're swimming and you get out because it's raining.
4. You set aside a box of envelopes for "Chenchuli only."
5. You arrive at church after the offertory is done.
6. You include your chenchuli as a tax deduction.
7. You can fit your family of five into the front of your pickup.
8. You wear a baht chain while standing in a food stamp line.
9. The waitress at Shirley's says, "the usual today?"
10. You eat spaghetti with rice.
11. You invest in six different raffle ticket drawings.
12. You use your whole paycheck for a "small" family barbecue.
13. You have beer available at a kid's birthday party.
14. You use a weed eater to mow your lawn.
15. Your blue jeans measurements are waist-40 length-30.
16. You ask for catsup instead of ketchup.
17. You fill your plate up at a fiesta and ask for a diet coke.
18. You ask for ketchup and you get soy sauce.
19. Your favorite dance is the cha-cha.
20. You think your karaoke version sounds the same as the original.
21. You actually sit down and listen to an AMWAY presentation.
22. The stoplight turns red and you think you still have ten seconds to pass.
23. You stand 1 hour in line for a 29 cent stamp.
24. You give directions to your house by using people's names.
25. You think a vegetarian is a person who operates on pets.
26. You think softball players are real athletes.
27. Your idea of safe sex is when her husband or parents don't catch you.
28. You wash your hands after you're done eating. Not before.
29. You collect money from you're relatives when you're leaving the island.
30. You have a flat tire and use the spare...for three months.
And finally...
You know you're a Chamorro when you can't find a boyfriend or girlfriend because you're related to everyone...but you date them anyway.

Chamorro-Filipino Tuesday, June 04, 2002 at 11:27:11 (PDT)

why can't every asian group look beyond the faults of their fellow asians, and see their strengths?

how can you say oranges are better than apples, or tangerines are better than oranges, or logans are better than lychees, or grapes are better than cherries?

this is the disease that effects every freaking asian group: chinese food taste better than japanese, koreans are better than chinese, filipinos are not asians, southeast asians are more beautiful, east asians are more successful...yada yada..

no group is superior or invincible, look at Japan, regarded as the most powerful asian country in the past is now very vulnerable and desperate. in fact, japan might even need some help from their fellow neighbors such as the chinese or koreans or even the filipinos to help the country get back to its feet again.
i'm chinese, what are u? Tuesday, June 04, 2002 at 11:13:29 (PDT)

"The Ugly Truth Behind the Eurasian Beauty Myth"

http://www.eurasiannation.com/generic69.html

This is an interesting article about beauty as it relates to Eurasians (people of mixed European and Asian descent).

Mandy Tuesday, June 04, 2002 at 10:05:21 (PDT)

I heard that the Mayas of the Americas share some legends with the Chinese. For example (rabbit in the moon).

But, there is a Chinese-American scholar who have found striking evidence pinpointing the similarities of ancient Chinese writing with that of the Olmecs of Mexico in roughly the same time era. The pottery and artifact designs. The use of jade by both peoples. All these similarities and more.

http://www.chinese.tcu.edu/www_chinese3_tcu_edu.htm

When the Shang state fell, many of its princes fled China to other lands. Could the Americas be one of them?

As Dr. Michael Xu states: "The similarities are too striking to be coincidental.

The Chinese reached the Americas way before any Europeans (including Vikings) did.

Chinese Columbus Tuesday, June 04, 2002 at 00:09:43 (PDT)

TO: An Nam Guy

You say (I believe that majority of Vietnamese people do not have the degree of hatred towards Chinese like in Indonesia, Malaysia where ethnic Chinese could be killed or raped.)

Malaysia??? have u been to malaysia...that is the most stupid crap thing i ever heard in my life...Only in INDONESIA they do that... don't go and say bad thing about others people country...
mixed malay&chinese guy Tuesday, June 04, 2002 at 00:05:57 (PDT)

Can someone please describe to me the classical Mongoloid looks? I have many Korean friends tell me that that is the method to use when differentiating a Chinese face from a Korean one.

I know that Chinese people generally look less Asiatic than the Japanese and Koreans.

Do you guys think the Han Chinese may have once also been classical Mongoloid before mixing with other tribes?

For example, I know some Chinese guys married to white or Hispanic women and their children resembles the mother and their father's Asian features only reflects on them very feintly.

When the Koreans mix with whites, I have seen that some (not all) such hapa kids still look more Asian.
jj Monday, June 03, 2002 at 23:44:58 (PDT)

They have done a DNA genetic study of Taiwanese (southern Chinese), Japanese, Okinawans and Koreans.

Koreans have genetic connections with all 3 other groups.

Okinawans also have genetic connections with all 3 other groups.

Taiwanese have genetic connections with Okinawans and Koreans.

Japanese have genetic connections with Okinawans and Koreans, with the relation to Koreans being closest.

They left out northern Chinese as a sample group.
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The study group also did a DNA genetic study of Turkic Central Asian people.

The samples included: Turks from Turkey, Kazak, Kirgyz, Uigurs living in Russia, Iranians, Mongols, British, Taiwanese (southern Chinese), Koreans and Ainu.

The Central Asian groups (Kazak, Kirgyz, Uigurs) shared a total of 15 genetic markers with the Mongols, 11 with Iranians, 6 with Taiwanese, and 4 with Koreans. Presumably, the nomadic Central Asians (Kazaks, Kirgyz) were more closer to the Mongols than were the sedentary Central Asians (Uigurs), who were highly variable.

The Turks from Turkey were almost identical in genes with Iranians. However, their genetic distance was closer to the British than even to their Central Asian cousins (Kazaks, Kirgyz and Uigurs). Yet, they do share some limited genetic markers with these other Central Asian groups.

The author claims that the Central Asians were probably more Caucasoid in the past (esp. the sedentary Uigurs) and that as contact with East Asians (Mongol soldiers and Chinese merchants on the old silk routes) occured, hybridization resulted.
Genetics of Asia Monday, June 03, 2002 at 23:32:29 (PDT)

One Korean Man,

You are right in one respect (the closeness of the Yamato with Baekjae Korean kingdom). When the Tang China full scaled invaded Baekjae, the Japanese sent naval ships to help or come to their rescue. Both the Japanese and Baekjae naval and land power were crushed by Tang China. The Japanese fled back to Japan with a nephew of the deposed or deported Baekjae king. That nephew continued to sponsor rebellions in southwest Korea against both the Tang Chinese and their Silla allies. For sure, there must have been some kind of relationship between the Baekjae and Yamato royal family.

The language of Korea today is basically the language of Silla. The languages of Koguryo and Baekjae are no longer spoken or remembered. Whether or not modern Japanese was a derivative of one of them is not known?

Those "Han Chinese" types people who migrated to southern Korea and Japan that you guys refer to are probably the southern Chinese (Yueh) who were kindred to the Vietnamese peoples. You do see many Japanese today who resemble these types. But, it is not the "Han Chinese" from classical northern China. Some Han Chinese most likely did migrate to Korea and Japan, but it wasn't high enough to change the racial components already existing there.

It should be noted that over 1/3 of the Yamato aristocracy consisted of Koreans, Chinese and "Koreanized" Chinese (refugees from Lolang/Nangnang). They contributed to bringing Chinese cultural influence to Japan.
Greg Monday, June 03, 2002 at 23:13:12 (PDT)

In Asia, there are mainly 4 branches of the Mongoloid race:

1) Classical Mongoloid---mainly in Siberia, Mongolia, most of Korea, a sizeable portion of Japan, and occasionally in northeast China.

2) Sinitic---basically north China. Occasionally in Korea and Japan.

*the south Chinese, and to a lesser extent, the people of northern Vietnam and northern Thailand are intermediate between Sinitic and Malayan/Polynesian.

3) Malayan/Polynesian---southeast Asia; occasionally in Japan (esp. in Okinawa).

4) Turkestani---all the Muslim Turkic speaking regions of the former Soviet Union, northwestern parts of China and northern parts of Afghanistan.

*A mix between East Asian and West Asian (Mediterranean). DNA studies have confirmed that the people in this region have genetic markers shared with Mongols, Europeans, Iranians and northern Han Chinese.

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I did not include the people of India and Middle East nor Caucasoid Russians. It is about Mongoloids in Asia.
Races of Asia Monday, June 03, 2002 at 22:47:32 (PDT)

It is likely that the most ancient Han Chinese (of the Xia and Shang times) were more related to the peoples of the south (Yueh, Viets, Malay, Thai) than they were to northern (Mongol, Manchu). The fact that the dragon is an important symbol of Chinese culture manifests this similarity with the people of the south.

At the same time, they also interacted with the people of the west (Turk, Tibetan, Iranids, Babylonians) and from them, they learned the growing of wheat and domestication of the horse.

Let me conclude that the mythical Yellow Emperor of China probably united all these differing groups to form the modern Han Chinese.
Descendants of the Yellow Emperor Monday, June 03, 2002 at 22:33:00 (PDT)

I'm following up with another posting since I notice some people are
grouping the in itself highly controversial Altaic languages (Turkic, Mongol, Tunguzic) with Japanese and Korean. Having studied Mongolian for several years, I strongly disagree with those who
consider it somehow similar to Korean and Japanese.

Mongolian, Uighur, and other Turkic languages along the old "Silk Road" connecting China with Asia Minor have a very well developed grammar with a heavy use of in-fixes--in addition to prefixes and suffixes. Whereas Japanese and Korean have no in-fixes.

Many scholars debate how the Central Asian languages should be grouped.

The similarities between Turkic, Mongol and Tunguzic is not the same as even between English and Hindi. They are far removed from each other, but the connection between the 3 are clearer. This Altaic hypothesis still has a lot of question marks.

Adding Korean and Japanese to the Altaic equation is no longer firmly held among international linguists.

Some of you might think of it as Eurocentrism at play, but there are certain marks that define languages as coming from root sources. The 3 Altaic branches lack it, despite it being clear that it is time and separation that accounts for the murkiness of relation.

Despite similarities, there is yet no source of interconnectedness between Korean and Japanese to the already controversial Altaic hypothesis. Most scholars (non-Korean ones) today see Japanese and Korean as separate languages in their own right.

And, yes, even the relation of Korean with Japanese needs further study.

I personally think that Korean and Japanese have been affected by other languages (Malayan and Sino-Tibetan) and that may account for the lack of concise relation to the other already controversial Altaic branches.
John Monday, June 03, 2002 at 22:17:51 (PDT)

Linguist:

Your not much of a Linguist are you :)

Tagalog (aka Pilipino Language) is rich in Spanish words but it is without a shadow of a doubt entirely Malayo-Polynesian in origin.
You said that you had read in books that only 500 words are actually Malay in the Tagalog language. This is not true. It is actually the other way around. There are only around 500 Spanish words in the Filipino language, and some of these are Mexican Spanish words, which were introduced not necessarily during the Spanish occupation of the Philippines, but more likely as a result of the fascination that Filipinos have with Mexican Soap Operas which are aired on Filipino television stations across the Philippines year after year.

Latin American Soap operas are aired all over Latin America and are the most popular of programmes, the second largest consumer of these Soapies is the USA with its more than 35 million Hispanic population.
After these two, the third largest consumer of Hispanic produced Soapies is the Philippines, although in the Philippines all the programmes are dubbed into Tagalog. This is also the reason why so many Mexican actors and actresses are so famous in the Philippines and these Hispanic stars are treated like royalty when they set foot in the Philippines. The presidential palace is done over to welcome them and the red carpet and army salutes are offered.

But going back onto the Filipino language... The only language that is remotely related to Spanish in the Philippines would have to be Chabacano.
Chabacano is a Spanish word which literally mean "wild" and "unintelligible" and this is the name given to the language most closely related to Spanish which exists in the Philippines. Chabacano is basically a “Creole” or “Pidgin” of Spanish mixed with various native languages and the grammar and structure of Chabacano is Malayo and not Spanish. In any case Chabacano is only spoken by about one thousand elderly people in a population of more than 66 million Filipinos. Chabacano itself is unintelligible with Spanish, and it would be 500% much more easier for a Latin American or Spaniard to understand a person speaking to them in Italian or Portuguese than it would be to understand a Filipino who spoke to them in Chabacano.
Ling��stico Hispano Monday, June 03, 2002 at 21:26:45 (PDT)

You guys,

The Han Chinese never were the indigenous people of Korea. Although, there may have been some Han-related people migrating there by sea through south China in the very distant past. They merged with Tunguz to become modern Koreans.

The Han Chinese migrated to Korea at a later time and in smaller numbers. They came as invaders, merchants and culture bearers.
tri Monday, June 03, 2002 at 20:42:52 (PDT)

Tri:

After doing some researach, i found out Zhuang and Nung (or Jay) are in fact closely related.

gk Monday, June 03, 2002 at 20:22:33 (PDT)

Han and Yueh are from the same race:

They belong to mongoloid tribe so yeah they're basically asian. BUT before the northern asians cross the ChangJiang River, The han and the Yueh live separately...The yueh has lived in very large areas, from Changjiang river to Red river delta.

about the Han general (TRieu Da) who became Viet KIng, there is a hypohesis He's actually of Yueh Descent. Probably not of Kinh Stock but from one of the nation in One hundred yueh tribes.

Yuehre Monday, June 03, 2002 at 20:00:32 (PDT)

Is Tay Thi, one of the most beautiful women in chinese history (Chinese spelling)of Yueh descent? Cos in history annals...it was said she's from a nation named YUEH.

PLease Correct if i'm wrong.
Yuehre Monday, June 03, 2002 at 19:47:58 (PDT)

From my observation, Cham people have high bridged nose, big eyes, dark skin. they look a little like indians. Some laotian in the North of Laos have light skin but for the most part they're darker.
hitoshi Monday, June 03, 2002 at 18:53:54 (PDT)

Comparison of Asian nationalities regarding child upbringing:

Mongolians and Siberians have the best reputation. Anthropologists have noted that their appear to have no need to hit their children. Among those who have a very bad reputation in child upbringing are -of course- Japanese. They are able to produce a whole nation of people expression of dolls. Furthermore, there are Asian Christians who want their children to become good ascetics obeying the rules of both Christianity and Confucianism in the strictest sense of these rules.-I always wonder how this can work,at least I would react like Wayne Lo if confronted with the pressure coming from both the Christian and the Confucian virtues by the same time. So how can that many Korean parents manage that their children don't become like Wayne Lo (he gunned down several people running amok at his university)??
rare stuff Monday, June 03, 2002 at 18:36:03 (PDT)

To, Han and Yueh are from the same race;

Then explain why Confucious labelled the Yueh with traits he said were not like his own people? The toes were attributed to the Yueh by him to have given the Yueh advantage on the battle field (funny though).

About Lao Tzu, he was around before the Han became the Han. He could of easily been Yueh, as the Han are a group of people resulting from the combination of the seven states of china, one of the seven states (Yueh people) people decided to leave to avoid assimilation as well as many other smaller tribes, but mind you there were some who stayed. A Han tracing his blood to a Yueh isn't particularly weird, as this just means that he's part Yueh. Remember the modern Han is a mixture of the combination of the states. So? Doesn't mean that they can't distinguish between the two, just that one didn't exist at the time being (for example Lao Tzu was around BEFORE the Han, but the Yueh were there). Claiming descendent to him doesn't mean much except that in their line of blood carries Yueh blood. But consisting mainly of other blood as well. Remember the formation of the Han? A mixture of the different peoples conquered. The viets could be considered to be more pure of a descendent to the Yueh (according to chinese history), while the Han today are a huge mixture of those ONCE pure (example Lao Tzu's descendents, when he himself was a southerner).

This in no way make Lao Tzu Han, just that his descendents incorporated a huge amount of Han blood, straying far off from Lao Tzu's Yueh blood. So the tang dynasty can easily be of Han blood and still be descendents to Lao Tzu, just that the Yueh from Lao Tzu isn't as strong as the Han blood is. Plus Lao Tzu must of atleast had more then one son or daughter so many can claim lineage to him, but just not as pure blood as Lao Tzu himself was (for the Han descendents).

General Viet Monday, June 03, 2002 at 15:01:02 (PDT)

To Hafti,

The Roma alphabet Vietnamese language today (called Quoc Ngu in Vietnamese) was developed by French priest named Alexan De Rhodes and his Vietnamese colleague Truong Vinh Ky or Petrus Ky in 19th century. However, Chinese language continued to be official written language by the last Vietnamese Emperor Bao Dai into half first of 20th century.

An Nam Guy Monday, June 03, 2002 at 14:52:09 (PDT)

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