im ganna start doin it now...seen it done for a long time but never did it.....from now on V-sign all the way...lol
I do it sometimes..but there are rarely photos taken of me :)
oops, sorry for double-post, but I forgot to ask if there are stormtrooper -danny peace-sign pictures!
I did it last night in Amsterdam . I`m born and raised in Holland so i`m part of the indiginous species but we get alot of Japanese tourists who take pictures left and right and whenever i see one around and i`m not in a rush i always just do a RANDOM pose usually involving "V" ! or the disco fever pointing your finger to the sky pose They get a REAL kick out of that . Its just funny to randomly do the pose :)
Its not something we do here, its very rare to see someone do the V-sign while taking a picture here. Personally I think its normally done when your happy while taking pictures and I don't do it
seems like the v-sign is very common and overused. i find it really unfortunate that so many people are so insecure having their picture taken that they have to do something with their hands...such as the v-sign....most dont even know what it means...they just do it cos everyone else does it...how sad and unfortunate.
little does everyone know that the v-sign is actually to denote the act of..."i give cunnilingus" or " i want cunnilingus"...haha
I usually do it, but more or less just to give me something to do as opposed to just standing there like a dolt.
John..O'rly? The only meaning?
loved the picture with the boy on the bike...nice!
I've always wondered why they did it, but I sometimes do it too, which I didnt know why.
Who ever calls themselves real anime and japan fans should at least have accidentally done it at least once. Originally, dull American hippies did it as a sign of how stoned and clueless they were. When the Japanese do it, its a sign of coolness in my book. Its far better than the mentally challenged "East-side", "west-side" symbol, still done in New York. People who still do that will fall over their pants that are mostly fallen off anyways which will always look far more awkward than the "V" might appear to some.
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7013/4pts7s8le8.jpg the real reason why V sign is used~
I really like the peace sign. Its more laid back than waving, and looks cute when girlies do it n__n. I very rarely do it in this country, as its not common practice, and im a pretty self-consious person, but whenever im in Japan, i do it as often as i can :-D I dont quite understand the variations on it though, like some schoolgirl-age girls do the V sign kinda like a lobster's claw - looks strange...!
That lil' kid on the bike is like.. talk to the hand (ah well fingers) :3
Wow, that could be called a Japapnese tradition now. *laughs* Even the small kid does it... He must have learned that early. ^^; I did use to do that sometimes, when I was younger in my crazy moments (no intoxication, no hanging out with friends though *insert sadness here*); however, you would never see that in any of my pictures (I don't like being on photographs or camera and I can't explain why). I already don't smile usually (maybe it is changing now), so asking me to go for a V-sign when I don't feel like to is too much to ask. Not only I don't express my feelings too much but I also feel that going for a Peace sign would turn me into a temporary poser (no offense to people who do it on a regular basis). XD
*Japanese And what with those variations? Do they have any meaning or have they been transmitted incorrectly?
I do the V-sign sometimes, I think its cool to do lol. The kid on the bike was funny, he's like "I'm so cool that I don't even have to look up, instead take this V sign"
i dunno why ppl do the v-sign here, but i think its the same in japan. girls here usually do that when taking photo though also, in picture 23 "ppl from kirainet" where is he in that photo?
Peace or V sign aside, I always find the Japanese fun to photograph. Unlike westerner they don't stand around like a bunch of stiffs when you point a camera in their direction. Although this is not a hard fast rule. Japanese just appear more relaxed when photographed, even when they are nervous about it. When I look at photos with my fiancee, our friends and family, I always find the Japanese will to have a little fun at their own expense. It's nice to find people who don't always take themselves so serious. Yes, I have flashed the V-sign often. It has become habit now and I do it without thinking.
i usually opt for the middle finger. i usually say peace instead of bye. so ill leave the peace sign making to the cute japanese girls. it not something hard to figure out. its a peace sign
*Flashes the British "V" sign*
i do the V sometimes to goof off. but i like throwing the shocker! hahaha
*Cheers for V sign* /
kagami akira of lucky channel introduces a new "bye-bee" symbol..lol speaking of lucky star.. one of the show(cudnt remember -_-;) shows a lot of places that features otaku stuff..shud have watch it before i went to jpn last time.. :(
DANNY! Thank you for posting this, it explains a lot more about the background, which is what I wanted to know. Its interesting how much of modern culture is steeped in tradition. I laughed out loud when I saw this post because I was so curious the other day when you left me with that enigmatic answer! Thanks Danny! "^^>"
"The Japanese Wikipedia for the entry Peace Sign, however, says that there is a theory that the two fingers mean that two nuclear bombs where dropped on Japan meaning that peace is near" The fingers represent bombs? And the bombs represent that peace is near? What kind of twisted symbolism is that?
Well....I use it
I don't use V-sign on just any picture Since it means victory I find it more appropriate to use it when I win at something or obtain something and point my V-sign straight to the air the highest I can
What's wrong with posting with the V-sign? I do it time to time, not always. I don't know how "un-cool" it is?!?!
http://www.dannychoo.com/blogimg/peace_sign05.jpg
arg, it cut off my message. Anyway, I as calling one of those kids a cheeky bugger.
I like the little kid throwing up the V. It's like he's posing for the picture, yet looking away like he doesn't want it taken... kawaii!
I always wondered about that v finger thing. Nice!
It's an epidemic originated from Japan and now spread through the entire eastern Asia. And someone should tell the ladies in the pictures to not hold the two fingers right in front of their mouth, that sign holds an entirely different connotation around here (^_^)
awww the little kid on the bicycle looks so cute lol he reminds me of my little cousin :) when he was that age anyway
I do sometimes, its fun and shows LOVE FOR PEACE, well back in europe it was always used for peace and victory sometimes, but usually it is peace sign. In USA I rarely see anyone do it, but I like doing it. V for V Japanese people tend to do it more then everyone else, but I think its good. Everyone should use it, maybe we will have more peace this way.
I rarely use the V sign if at all. Course, I rarely am photographed. Not to say I never used it. I've used it in the past behind someone's head so that the fingers acted like ears. Doubtful that qualifies, though.
i wonder why it's V. my friend told me since he's been teaching swimming lessons on japanese and korean students here in our region, the V sign is a pose so that the picture will not be boring at all. ^^;
I think the peace sign is really overused. Especially us, Chinese. In all sticky pics i have seen, girls will always be doing the sign.
I think V sign is only used in Japan till some years ago. But V sign is used in some Eastern Asian countries. Taiconaut:Yang Liwei(not Yang Wenli(^^;) shows V sign in this article. http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2003/10/16/china_space031016.html
So nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who has taken these photo? W0W
This is not a lie or a joke, but I heard that the "finger" sign used in America(all continent not the country) uses as a swear, in Japan is used as I am the number one or I am the best, hope someone can tell me
I've been doing the V sign since I was a kid. I always do mine different though. I never hold it straight up. I do mine, back of hand face away and sideways.
Seen it everywhere and anywhere. Still popular here as well. I wonder why?
not only the peace sign, there are variations coming out as well. mikuru beam, anyone? ^^|||
mi mi miracle mikuru run run ^^
Actually its the official Japanese Gang sign. ;) It took 12 years of marriage but I broke my wife of this particular habit. However, during my last trip to Japan my 11 year old nephew and his mom kept doing it. I can forgive an 11 year old but come one people, learn to pose (^_^)
i will never do a v-sign.
So will we ever see stormtropper Danny with a V sign? =P
It not just a Japanese thing any more. "V Sign" had spread to other parts of Asia. You can't get a nice non-v-sign photo any more. I my self prefer the Vulcan sign. (Star Trek) "live long and prosper"
It's popular here as well. I asked some of my friends who do that and all they say is that it looks cute. Can't really understand that. heheh.
I was born in 1971 in Japan. I used to do the peace sign when I was a kid in the early 70's in Japan. Photos of me from that era pretty much show me doing the V-sign in every photo!
I have a picture of me doing the V-sign in a a sticker photo booth. That's pretty much the best place to do it.
I remember as a kid living on Guam, coming home from school, these 3 Japanese tourists pulled me and wanted to have a picture with me. I noticed they were doing the "V-sign" so I decided to do that too.
