Japanese fanart (veering OT)

[Gaynor Thomas]

No: HPFGUIDX 10595

Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:


> Looking at the adults, I'm wondering if the Japanese tend to 
perceive age
> using the same cues as Westerners--the ages I "get" from the 
pictures
> aren't the ages I think of the characters as being, but maybe 
they're
> right for Japan. Thoughts?


It's just a personal observation, but I don't think the Japanese show 
their age physically as much as we do. For me, it was quite difficult 
to tell how old a Japanese person was.  I had a woman in one of my 
classes that was 39, but looked to be in her mid-20s. They probably 
*do* have different cues when deciding age. 

I agree that the picture of McGonagall looks too young, but perhaps 
it doesn't mention her age in the books? (at least in the first two) 
I thought we learnt her age from the chat with JKR.

Gaynor :)