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Originally Posted by MMM
I agree with this.
Koreans, Japanese, Chinese...in my experience identify themselves as "races" over "nationalities". All have had extended periods of a certain degree of isolation. There is no science in talking about nationality, but there can be when we see isolated gene-pools in the study of a race.
Yes. No race is "pure".
But I bet if you took an isolated Namibian tribe and a bunch of Japanese you'd have no problem identifying which was Namibian and which was Japanese. 100%.
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What do you mean there is no science when talking about nationality? A nation is defined as a self-aware group of people that share a common, imagined identity with political aspirations of self government.
My friend claims that he can tell them apart and you're agreeing with him. THAT is what we are discussing. I'd say THAT is what is unscientific.
Your assertion is that Japanese, Chinese, Korean are in fact not nationalities but seperate and distinct races? Really? You have proof to show that these nationalities are divided along racial lines? I mean Japan China and Korea share the same geographic region. The difference between climate and diet between the countries isn't great either. I don't know how you can say with certainty that they are seperate races. You've even admitted yourself that in that test you did, you got some wrong. If the test was between Nigerians and Japanese I'm sure you wouldn't get ANY wrong.