I don't know if anyone has noticed, but it seems like every group of Asian tourists we see while vacationing don't smile in their photos. They just stand in front of, say, Caesar's Palace or the Eiffel Tower, with an expressionless look on their faces. Or Japanese girls like to give the "peace" sign.
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| This is the closest example I could find. There's a little too much smiling going on here, but you get my drift. |
This is, by no means, racist in any way. Let me be very clear on that! Don't get me started on the fish-face that white girls in their early twenties do.
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| 'Nuff said. (except I'm not in my early twenties) |
Anywho, let's get back to the "Asian" expressionless photo. Greg and I enjoy partaking in these photos every now and then, and sometimes our friends join in with us. By the way, always taking an "Asian Christmas Picture" is ideal.
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| This has almost too much expression. |
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| I look a little too sassy but Greg has it perfect. |
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| This is a perfect Christmas picture. |
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| Gosh, this one is amazing, too. |
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| Everyone looks great but Greg is ruining the seriousness. |
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| Again, Greg is doing it wrong (distracted by football) but Dexter and I have it perfect. |
Three steps for an awesome "Asian" picture:
1. Stand up really straight, almost soldier-like. You are a mountain of stiffness and you must look strong and mighty.
2. Hands are clasped in front of you or down by your side motionless. This is how emotionless people hold their hands.
3. Blankly stare into the camera, thinking about nothing. After all, the camera means nothing and you should not suggest that you care to take this photo in the first place.
Well, there you have it. I hope you try it some time. It does make for a good addition to your photo albums. And a good laugh.
Are there any specific weird pictures you're obsessed with taking?
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I will have to do this - but you're so right. I've also found the same to be true for my inlaws. IN so many of their pictures, no expression whatsoever. They went through this phase where they had their pictures taken in this country-western themed background. No one was smiling. I don't get it. LOL
Bahahaha, this is hilarious. I like the duckface too but this Asian photo thing is hysterical. Now I'm going to do it...hehehe.
:) This is too funny! My family likes to do the Chandler smile from Friends. :)
Haha, ya'll are too silly, love it. Esp your duck face. Man, is that annoying or what!?! Why do girls (or guys for that matter) think that looks good. Sad to say, we have no fun photos like that that we take. But maybe I will have to start ;)
I like to take pictures of people with mullets. There awesome should be shared everywhere. I am a big fan of the duck face, or the someone just stuck their thumb up my ass face.
So true on the Asians and the fish-face. I actually have a cousin that does that and I always think she's trying to be gansta...
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You and Greg remind me of the American Gothic painting! Haha, love it.
Those are hilarious!
I hate the teenage girl tongue out giving the backwards peace sign photos. Those are apparently a must on every facebook page.
I am, however, a big fan of the lookaway pictures, where everyone is looking in a different direction like they are too cool :).
hahahahhaa I love it!! Except I call it the Zoolander face (fish face).
I always try to take these and they just are ridiculous because everyone starts laughing. Emailing you examples.
lol Dexter is cute!
My college suitemate junior year was Korean and she always did the peace sign in photos. I never got why really. Someone said it meant V for victory about the war stuff. No idea though.
This is hilarious! I wanna start doing Asian pictures, expect I look like an idiot when I'm serious in pictures, you guys make it look funny. I love the Christmas ones especially. And the fishy/duck face white girls make in their early 20s annoy me so bad! Can someone tell them they look retarded and NOT cute?!
Freaking A this is HILARIOUS! And you are so right on! I just don't get why there's no expression! And being Hispanic, I'd like to add that MANY people from Mexico find it hard to crack a smile for pictures too, I just don't get it! haha
i love your asian photos!! rule number 2 is KEY!
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This made me laugh!
I know exactly what you're talking about and it is absolutely hilarious!
While in SanFran eating at a restaurant I noticed an "asian" couple near me that were posing with their plates of food and giving the peace sign. Typical!
too funny!! i love the first christmas picture!
I am dying over this - hilarious!
bwahahha!!
haha I love this! And it's SO true...why do they pose like that?! I might have to start this tradition with my husband this Christmas since it will be our first "married" Christmas together. Would be funny to look at all of them over the years!!
I'm the token "hand on your hip for every single picture" kinda girl. (Makes your arms look thinner!) ;)
omggg hilariousness!!!!!
i never realy thought about it before, but so true.
Bahahaha OMG. you are ridiculous and awesome!
OH MY GOSH ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!? I thought no one else noticed this! My friends and I LOVE taking pictures like these. It all started when four of us backpacked Europe after graduating and made this observation. We have Asian pictures in front of every major site we saw. In fact, there are a few Asian pictures in my Vegas album on Facebook! hahaha I love that y'all do this too!!!
HAHAHHA I'm Asian and I can testify that this is very very true. Great job on the impressions! ;)
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I love that y'all take those pictures religiously! That's hilarious.
Seriously. The fish face thing DRIVES ME NUTS!
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My sister just got married and had the entire wedding party line up and do this, flowers at our sides and everything. I'm excited to see how it turned out. I didn't even think about it being an asian thing. We've always called it "american gothic." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gothic
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hahahahahahahaha!!! I'm so doing this and gonna post it on the blog soon.
Love the idea!!!
Oh my goodness, I am DYING laughing at this post! Hilarious!
Oh my! HAHAHAHAHa. This is so funny. You know why it's funny? BECAUSE IT'S TRUE!
This has me CRACKING up! Thanks! I needed the laugh tonight.
You're hilarious!
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This is hysterical! Chad laughed too!
HAHAHA!! This is too funny. :)
!LoVE this!! So funny... and true!! :)
this is so freaking true and you are so freaking right and i am so freaking doing this all of the time now.
HAHAHAHA!!! this is super funny!! :D :D i'm asian and i don't even realise this. i don't think we take photos like this at all but i suppose there are some older generation mainland chinese people who do this (only because they're awkward around a technological contraption such as the camera?? haha idk...) TOO FUNNY :D :D your friends are awesome for being such sports! :D i totally want a photo like this now!! gonna try roping my friends and family in too.
O, this is hilarious! I love it! we are going to have to start taking Asian Photos : )
omg ...i couldn't stop laughing at this....ohhh man too funny....i think im gonna join in the fun
I've already commented on this once, but at a family function this past weekend, my niece did the "Chandler smile" in a photo and I thought of you! :)
This is too much...I love it and will definitely be trying out and making others join the fun.
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