Three different figures ( a white man , a black man , and an Asian woman ) stand behind three outdated identical phone booths .
Three people preparing to cook an expensive dinner for guests .
Three different figures (a white man, a black man, and an Asian woman) stand behind three outdated identical phone booths.
Three people preparing to cook an expensive dinner for guests.
1. Three different figures are specific gender and nationalities  -vs-  2. three people could be any combination of gender and nationality.
1 . Three different figures are specific gender and nationalities -vs- 2. three people could be any combination of gender and nationality .