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To: tejek who wrote (246509)	8/18/2005 5:15:52 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571042

Ted, interesting story. Just a few thoughts: - 5'11" Korean ladies are indeed rare, but becoming less rare these days. It most definitely has to do with diet compared to what Koreans ate one or two generations ago, but that's another subject. - Personally I find Mandarin much less jarring than Cantonese. It's interesting that you prefer Cantonese, because I can't imagine anyone outside of China (or Southeast Asia) preferring that. - I personally don't like to make a big deal over race and ethnicities. How are non-Asians supposed to even tell the difference between Korean, Chinese, and Japanese, much less the differences among each of these individual groups? I'll bet most Asians can't tell the difference, either. (I'd love to prove that sometime by doing a "blind taste test" with photos.) Anyway, I think those peers of yours overreacted. Tenchusatsu

To: tejek who wrote (246509)	8/19/2005 12:43:52 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571042

Hi Ted, She might have been surprised by the question since Mandarin is spoken outside of China for the most part (Taiwan, etc.) As an fyi, Mandarin is soft and gentle sounding. It works the part of the brain that handles music, according to a really old study. There was a recent study published on CNN or Yahoo News that indicated that men in a study did not work the part of the brain that handles music as much as women (the research article concluded that men have a harder time with various pitches as a result.) It would be interesting to read about a study on the brain for Cantonese men. They must be able to process various pitches because the language requires it. On a different note, a good Cardiologist should be able to detect hints of Cardio disease by the voice. Some research has been written on how stecco could be a marker for cardio. I bet in 50 years, we'll have audio devices that'll pick up people's health issues before they become full-blown problems. I remember during an interview with one of the F500 companies back when I was starting out, one of the executive's voice and hand-motions were indicative (at least to me) of a person that was going to have a heart-attack. It really spooked me enough that I forfeited my chance at winning the interview and decided to tell him (his life was obviously more important than losing a job offer.) Two things happened: they offered me the job (which I didn't take) and he had a full-blown heart-attack about 1.5 months later. I was really impressed with how he did not get spooked by my insight, but instead he seemed to value my knowledge. But sometime advice is too late, when disease is set in motion. Regards, Amy J