Wed 2008/11/12 13:50
There is a thread over at Itai News of how many Japanese men think that they are ugly. There are comments like... - "When I look in the mirror while getting a haircut, I want to die." - "My drivers license photo looks like a wanted criminal." - "I look horrible in the subway mirrors. I cant beleive I have managed to live until this day with a face like this." (Japanese subways have mirrors for some reason) - "I look most disgusting when I see my reflection in a CD." - "I frightened myself when I first looked in the mirror with glasses on." - "My eyes look like the eyes of a dead fish." When I was a teenager I hated the way I look and got quite depressed about it. Had zits all over and still get them occasionally ^^; Today, I don't care about my facial appearance as I've learned many moons ago that true friends just care about whats inside (liver, lungs, intestines etc). This is a pic taken by Joi Ito of Matt Flannery and I last week. Just had a thought - must be odd for folks who are talking to me - where do they look? ^^; I remember a girl bursting out laughing when she saw my face after I took off my helmet ^^; How do you feel about your looks?
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Don't exactly love how I look, but I don't care so much of what people think of me. =w= <<Filled with pride.
(ID #368115) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:43
I never really felt that great about my looks. My girlfriend says I'm cute, so that is good enough for me ^_^
(ID #368116) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:44
Same here. As long as my girlfriend thinks I'm cute then I'm the happiest guy in the world! '.^
(ID #368149) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:08
But girlfriends always say that regardless of what they really think. In fact they're even more likely to say it when they don't really believe it, as they're trying to convince themselves.
(ID #574277) Posted on 2009/04/22 14:25
I'm content with mine, it could've been alot worse =o
(ID #368118) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:46
Student / Free Thinker/ Mild Otaku
I second that.
(ID #632985) Posted on 2009/06/04 03:24
Im not the hottest guy around, but I'm more than comfortable with it
(ID #368119) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:46
Hotdog Repairman
"I'm dead sexy. Look at my sexy body." -Fatbastard (Austin Power: The Spy Who Shagged Me)
(ID #368120) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:46
CEO MIrai Inc
We need photos first.
(ID #368129) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:50
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
click at own's risk. http://www.austinpowers.com/objects/desktops/fatbastard_1024x768.jpg
(ID #368520) Posted on 2008/11/12 21:32
Tech Engineer
ehhhh... lol ;)
(ID #368952) Posted on 2008/11/13 08:23
Hotdog Repairman
What is gordon doing with a half naked pic of me on his HD??
(ID #369702) Posted on 2008/11/13 18:56
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
dude that is from http://www.austinpowers.com
(ID #370564) Posted on 2008/11/14 11:05
Oh crap, you beat me in the dead sexy part... I didn't even think about that song. Oh snap!
(ID #368207) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:55
College Student
So...you'll look sexy when your dead? ;) lol
(ID #368291) Posted on 2008/11/12 16:12
yep and he'll only look sexy when he's dead. :)
(ID #368353) Posted on 2008/11/12 17:39
student
"My drivers license photo looks like a wanted criminal" <--- I think I can safely say this is the case for just about everyone >_>;. None of people I know, guys and girls, pretty or not, likes their driver ID and think the same. It's such a funny mugshot xD. I would like to be a little better looking than I am now (maybe fix my hairstyle would do the trick xD) but overall, I'm content with the way I look. I am myself and look like myself and no one else.
(ID #368122) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:47
Fresh Diploma Grad... enlistee.. soon
Nope i extremely proud of my face in the Driver's license. Cos i took it the day i pass my driving test in the first try! Not expecting that to happen thou, I mean the Passing so i didn't prepare any fotos... I think i look the smartest on my driver license.
(ID #368142) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:01
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
Same, and I didn't grow zits then >.>
(ID #368160) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:14
Yep ! In France, for ID photographes, it is forbidden to smile (otherwise, your photo is rejected by the administration...) because they say it changes the look of your face. So no smile, no spectacles, no hat or scarf, etc... They want to be sure it is your genuine face. Hence everybody looks bored, tired at best, or worst: ugly or criminal (mug shot)
(ID #368161) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:14
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
I noticed a lot of countries adopting that law. I find it hilarious, because I keep imagining that they single out the one person smiling and call him a terrorist. XD Since you know, they're the happiest people around and all. O.o
(ID #368223) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:15
Multimedia Technology Student, eLearning software developer, Skateboard coach, Filmer, Editor
My drivers licence photo makes me look like a criminal and so does my passport, but then again your not allowed to smile in your passport photo so your not going to get the best image possible lol.
(ID #368225) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:17
student , otaku and awesome blogger
I'm proud by the way I look and I don't care what other people think
(ID #368123) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:47
I don't feel bad about my looks. I can admit that I think I look pretty attractive, and I'm happy I turned out looking the way I did. They only thing I am disappointed with is my height. I'm 5' 5" close to 5' 6" I'm hoping to reach that before I turn 21 next year. >.<;;
(ID #368124) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:47
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
Height doesn't matter, *cough* *Tom Cruise*. ^^
(ID #368133) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:53
I think you've stop growing already at that age ^^; Hehe, only thing that bothers me is that I'm one of those people with a very fresh and young-looking face. I'm sure it'd be nice later on in life, but I'm into my late 20s and I still occasionally get asked for ID when buying ero-doujins at US conventions ^^
(ID #368135) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:53
I understand that problem as well, which is why I choose to sport a pretty thick beard most of the time. I've never been carded for anything with my beard, but when I shave, I look like I'm 15. haha. And when I was in school they told us the bone structure of a male would continue until I was 22-23!! LIARS!!!
(ID #368370) Posted on 2008/11/12 18:00
Growing a beard does help, pretty sure I've had mine (a light one though) since I was around 20.
(ID #368390) Posted on 2008/11/12 18:22
Same case as mine =) although my parents are rather strict, not allowing beards XD Didn't chinese studies shows that male still growing until age of 25? XD 162 cm here and a bit lonely =(
(ID #368708) Posted on 2008/11/13 01:41
Haven't read up on it in years, dunno ;D
(ID #368862) Posted on 2008/11/13 05:28
Uh doesn't everyone look like wanted criminals in their driver's license? I know all the picture IDs i have probably 99% make me look like a criminal lol. I don't mind my looks, but i find it embarassing posting a pic of myself online though, maybe its because people from all over the world would be able to see me. I also get embarassed when i'm the centre of attention, so that might be another reason...
(ID #368128) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:49
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
imo, if you feel ugly, you'd tend to look more ugly. since you wouldn't care to dress up properly etc. but if one were happy with the way they look, that confidence can reflect in the way you look, the way you dress and posture would be better. also putting a smile on each day would improve how people react to you, and in turn help you feel more content in the way you look.
(ID #368130) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:51
Web monkey, coffee addicted cerberus, Chef Vader
Same thing my ex told me. and I have to say it does work. Also works vice versa. If you dress well, you tend to have more confidence in yourself when you go out.
(ID #368136) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:56
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
and I have to say, you do dress yourself up very well. ^^
(ID #368144) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:03
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
just realized I've shifted from 3rd person to 2nd person on my comment. lol. anyway I hope folks reading it would still get it. ^^
(ID #368139) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:57
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
Danny, girl was probably just surprised to see an Asian dude under the helmet. ^^; also Matt Flannery was probably having a hard time talking without eye contact. ^^
(ID #368143) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:02
Agreed, I don't consider myself ugly or super-handsome but I'm above the average I guess. And also dressing definitely helps, of course I don't spend a fortune on clothes but friends occasionally make compliments on what I wear so I'd say every little bit flattery builds up a self confidence.
(ID #368432) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:32
If not for my break outs of acne every now and then, i think i look pretty good lol...
(ID #368131) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:52
uh - oh better stop break my acnes XD and start applying those commercial skin products
(ID #368710) Posted on 2008/11/13 01:42
Well, I do hope to lose weight as I'm 100kg-ish and be taller as I'm 5'6". However, I love my hair =D It's awesome when it's short and long with no gelling or whatever required, sometimes not even brushing is required for a good look, though I still brush my hair everyday
(ID #368138) Posted on 2008/11/12 13:57
I personally think I'm not super attractive. I don't get girls swooning over me, etc. Lots of girls *do* say I'm incredibly cute, but I think that's more in the "haha you're a geek and a loser and it's cute" than the "ooo he's cute" way. I've had a girlfriend though, so that's kinda boosted my self-esteem a lot. Now I know it can be done ^_^ Have asked a few girls out lately with my newfound (non-otaku-like) courage and been turned down by nice girls who say I'm cute and kinda flirt with me - don't understand why they flirt with me and then turn me down. Silly girls. They say they just see me as a really good friend, though. I guess I am the kind of boy who girls like being friends with, but that not many would like to go out with. So all in all I'm happy that I'm not gross-looking, but I wish I could be "hot" instead of "super cute".
(ID #368141) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:00
Fresh Diploma Grad... enlistee.. soon
I think the subway mirror is to prevent people from jumping onto the track to kill themselves, using peer pressure. "Dont Jump, i need to get to work!!!" That might backfire thou, if what they said is true... "I look horrible in the subway mirrors. I cant beleive I have managed to live until this day with a face like this."
(ID #368146) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:04
CEO MIrai Inc
I think I heard something similar about those mirrors. Will look it up.
(ID #368173) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:20
DCX001-Prototype
I think you had covered about this ^^;
(ID #368327) Posted on 2008/11/12 17:02
I don't like my looks. I've tried many different looks but all have turned out terrible. The length I have my hair at and when I'm clean shaven and wear classes I have a more feminine look which I've been asked out by two gay guys because of it. Turned them down of course but they both became really good friends of mine. I've dressed as a trap to school before to confirm this suspicion of mine and I indeed have a real feminine look to me when I'm clean shaven. When I try to grow a bit of facial hair I end up looking like some meth dealer and people avoid me when I look like that. I'm a below average looking person but I've come to accept it. I stopped caring what people think of me based on my looks long ago.
(ID #368157) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:12
Shirimasen.
Well, sometimes I think I look like crap, but other times I'm fine. :) It really just depends on my mood.
(ID #368158) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:12
Well I'm over twenty and still have acne, but that's about the only thing that's bothering me...like it or not this face is mine and damn proud of it...
(ID #368166) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:18
student
I chose average, but I'm quite happy with what I look like right now... I've gotten over pimples... pimples was one thing which lowered my esteem. Other things which I could do is be a bit more stylish... Dressing up and styling my hair would definitely raise my self-esteem. currently thinking of some crazy hair style >.> People nowadays judge a lot of people by what's good on the outside (fashion and style), and not what's inside. I don't really care what people see or think of me on the outside. Close friends and relatives will accept me anyway(inside).
(ID #368168) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:19
My license picture actually looks like a mug shot. I look totally bad ass in it. I look harmless most of the time.
(ID #368170) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:19
AdvDip Network Security - CCNA - Ironport - Security+
i seriously need moar sleep - sleep helps everything
(ID #368177) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:22
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Same here... I'm surprise people don't mistake me for a zombie right now. ^^;
(ID #368204) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:51
Pokemon master
Lol! Same here. Need to get rid of dark circles. =_=
(ID #368235) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:26
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:28)
The Sword of Magus
Me too.
(ID #368785) Posted on 2008/11/13 03:33
Zetsubou shita!!!!! My looks has lead me to despair!!!! I don't really like how i look... Somwtimes I wish I have a bishounen look ^^
(ID #368178) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:23
I dunno i'm pretty butt ugly man. so meh
(ID #368186) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:36
Procrastinator Extraordinaire
I don't hate my looks, just my ugly, ugly soul. T_T
(ID #368199) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:46
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
yes danny we all like u for your liver, lungs and intestines, so do take good care of them.
(ID #368200) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:46
DCX001-Prototype
LOL! seconded that ^_^
(ID #368331) Posted on 2008/11/12 17:06
i can only look good if i am well groom and maintain my hair style. which is some thing i hate doing and rarely do. i guess should think about it more often, since im still on the market
(ID #368201) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:47
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
Err...I'm ok. ^^ I really don't like to have my picture taken. I look horrible in photos. Marvin is right about dress and how you perceive yourself. I like to take the same approach. I must be ok since my wife is happy. I say the girl was surprised you where Asian. Seriously, I bet she was expecting you to be Caucasian. I had always wondered how it is for you in Japan. It is a little uncomfortable for me how much attention I get from Japanese girls. ^^; If I was single it would be great... It does wonders for my ego but...
(ID #368202) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:48
Whaaat? They think they're ugly? :( That's sad. I think I know why the girl laughed. You're in this armor, for a bad guy for a movie, but when you take the helmet off you're this cute, round-faced, smiling nerd--polar opposite!
(ID #368203) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:49
I am dead sexy. Dead sexy as in good looking, not dead looking.
(ID #368206) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:54
Everyone has their own taste when it comes to attractiveness. If one person laughs in your face another will adore it. That's why looks don't bother me anymore.
(ID #368212) Posted on 2008/11/12 14:59
Student/Prospective Anime Maker
And if the people that like your looks are dead, then what?
(ID #368224) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:16
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
I think I looked better when I was a kid ^^; was browsing thru my younger photos I was so slim then ;_; I prefer myself without glasses but can't bring myself to wear contacts or get laser treatment :P
(ID #368221) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:12
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
LOL, I was so cute when I was a little kid too... but the ugliness grew in me. XD
(ID #368272) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:55
Lurker, and part time super-villian.
I was alright as a child, but then puberty ruined all that ^^;
(ID #368431) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:31
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
I feel that I look too much like a man. I don't care how many people call me handsome--handsome is not pretty!!! >.<;;
(ID #368226) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:18
I'm not the most handsome guy, but I don't think I'm the ugliest either. I would consider myself average. Nothing worth getting depressed over.
(ID #368227) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:19
Blogger & Former Tentacle Support
When I look in a mirror, I feel great about myself. But when I look at pictures or video of myself, I feel a little self-conscious.
(ID #368229) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:21
"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful..." ^^
(ID #368231) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:24
Pokemon master
Overall, I think I'm okay.
(ID #368234) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:25
you wonder why there's no food
OHH.. i see. thats why everyone here likes Danny Choo~ his insides must be brilliant ^_^ i remember him saying he duznt drink so i guess theres a healthy liver =D anyway~ i think i look just like a typical asian guy who blends in the crowd =] i'm sure once everyone starts getting td-t-shirts and posting pics of themselves everyone here will point out their good points ^__^
(ID #368236) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:26
Engineering research
>>Today, I don't care about my facial appearance as I've learned many moons ago that true friends just care about whats inside (liver, lungs, intestines etc) Never suspected that Danny is an awakened being orz I still hate my face to be honest didn't help that I'm extremely scrawny guy but I'm resigned to fate and my existence as an unloved roney closet otariman. hehe
(ID #368250) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:38
part-time professional part-timer
Hmmm... I only feel uncomfortable when I'm with models, but that's only initially :))
(ID #368256) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:45
JR. College Student
Depressed... lots-o-zits, big shnoz,and wire-like hair.
(ID #368258) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:46
Vampire
average, because at times I've found my self thinking, "I'm glad I don't look like him"
(ID #368262) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:49
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
I'm ugly, but I'm past that. Knowing it is kinda liberating... it's like, one less thing to worry about. XD
(ID #368266) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:53
Afraid that people will kill me but I'm really kinda average.. *unbiased* Honestly, I'm just weirdly photogenic and I look at my Tare picture like "that's me?" lol (and there goes my temporary popularity xD) but looks to me don't matter as much as personality. :3
(ID #368270) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:54
Wish I was more photogenic...I always look at my pics and think, "that's me?!" in a shocked, horror sort of way... *LOL*
(ID #368413) Posted on 2008/11/12 18:53
Lurker, and part time super-villian.
Ditto.
(ID #368429) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:29
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:28)
The Sword of Magus
Me too, I'm very bad at pictures. Pictures of me pulls down my morale a lot. That's why I don't like pictures of me. xP
(ID #368787) Posted on 2008/11/13 03:35
Student artist
People tend to look at the eyes first then the nose and lips. I notice that after my art teach explain how people looks at other first.
(ID #368274) Posted on 2008/11/12 15:56
I think most everyone is critical of their looks when they are younger. As you get older, you come to the same conclusion as you mentioned Danny, a man's worth is not determined by looks only.
(ID #368287) Posted on 2008/11/12 16:07
I have confidence that i'm not ugly
(ID #368292) Posted on 2008/11/12 16:16
Ditto.
(ID #368436) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:36
Starving Student
if you happen to have a wife or girlfriend, then you only need to look good to them, not hard. Otherwise you shouldn't care what others think, but then you might not get a wife/girlfriend. Its quite a vicious cycle.
(ID #368316) Posted on 2008/11/12 16:50
student, vexillologist
Even in the United States, people always complain about the pictures taken for driver's licenses and other forms of ID. I personally look like someone they see on a Wanted poster in a Post Office, but a lot of the photos I have taken of me, I like that look.
(ID #368323) Posted on 2008/11/12 16:58
PhysicsMajor/Someting/Photo/Pharm Tech
I have thick and dark wavy brown hair. Dark brown eyes and a OK face. Also I wear some crazy glasses that straight men comment about. Also a little overweight. That is not why I am like this. It is because is what is inside my heart that's a little scary. Yeah, I know its not that bad, if one looks inside hard enough that you can find all sorts of bad things. So, being a total geek is not that bad, in the sciences, history, and of course Japan. I cannot say I'd fancy myself, but I don't think I am too bad I would kill myself over looks or the other things.
(ID #368325) Posted on 2008/11/12 17:00
DCX001-Prototype
Law Of Attraction, the more you think about negativity, the more it will materialize in you. Being an average-looking person I am, as everybody else would had been depressed once in a lifetime, but just being depress about it will not change anything. So I always portrait myself in the best possible outlook in certain situation etc... I never judge anything by it's cover/looks, well at least not on any human.
(ID #368326) Posted on 2008/11/12 17:00
The gods worship me fo my attractiveness. Lets put it this way, I make Aphrodite look like a fat slob. Hehe, all right Im joking. But I dont think I look bad. Im a pretty good-looking guy, I gotta admit. :D
(ID #368337) Posted on 2008/11/12 17:16
I think you should've just left it at the first two lines... ^^
(ID #368414) Posted on 2008/11/12 18:55
I don't really mind being not good-looking.. but I really wish I could stop having pimples and acnes >.<
(ID #368340) Posted on 2008/11/12 17:19
Student and full-time otaku
Now that my zits have finally cleared, I think I look a lot better; although my hair's getting pretty thin and I still look like a tard on pictures ^^;
(ID #368352) Posted on 2008/11/12 17:37
I think I look somewhere between nondescript and near nondescript. Though when I showed up to work with my hair gelled back, a few of my supervisors said I looked like was a mafiaoso, and some of my friends saw me they didn't even recognize me.
(ID #368382) Posted on 2008/11/12 18:12
university film student
Quite frankly, I hardly ever use a mirror. I know I'll look average without effort, and I'll still look with anything short of huge amounts of effort, so I don't think it's worth it.
(ID #368399) Posted on 2008/11/12 18:26
Mind Navigator
"I look horrible in the subway mirrors. I cant beleive I have managed to live until this day with a face like this." Well, if they'd stop getting their mirrors from funhouses....
(ID #368401) Posted on 2008/11/12 18:32
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
- "My drivers license photo looks like a wanted criminal." My drivers license photo looks like that too XD We aren't allowed to smile in driving license photos so my face is like =__= As for how I feel about my looks, I don't think I am the ugliest face in the bunch, but no where near the prettiest. I don't mind though because I'm engaged to be married and my fiance thinks I'm beautiful (still don't know how he thinks that) so I guess that's all that matters.
(ID #368424) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:23
I think I'm pretty hot stuff. Now if women thought the same thing, I'd be set.
(ID #368425) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:24
you wonder why there's no food
lol. good one xD
(ID #368439) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:38
Lurker, and part time super-villian.
Always been insecure about my appearance, but thats just the way I am.
(ID #368427) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:28
Artist, Web Designer and Blogger
I don't like my look very much, but then I think "who cares?" and it's ok. I always try to put my glasses off when I'm going to look in a mirror. ;P
(ID #368433) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:32
website/graphic designer
I think I'm about average... I used to wonder why people were friends with me, but I realised that they liked me for my personality more so than looks. This was in primary/high school though. Even so, if I take care of my face and hair [just moisturiser and basic eye and lip colour, and shampoo/conditioner], I've been told I look pretty, but no matter what, I'm not very photogenic, lol~ I think it's important to have someone you trust that gives you an honest or heart-felt answer, I tend to ask my younger brother if I look ok before going out :3 Also, when you're happy with life, you glow and that makes you look good, think positive thoughts and make it a habit (/^o^)/~~**
(ID #368437) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:36
Everyone comments how beautiful my 4 month old daughter is, so that's good enough for me. Glad she looks like her mum ^^;
(ID #368447) Posted on 2008/11/12 19:55
former Emperor of Britannia
#q#I remember a girl bursting out laughing when she saw my face after I took off my helmet ^^; #q# The reason maybe was she might have thought that it's an american or someone who lives in a western country but got surprised it was not.
(ID #368466) Posted on 2008/11/12 20:18
average...
(ID #368471) Posted on 2008/11/12 20:27
yep i uber sexy! just look at ma lovely beer belly! :P j?k i really am happy with my looks...but i did look better with longer hair. just looking good ain't gonna attract the lady's/men. you gotta use all you got. like i might not be Brat Pitt when it comes to looks but its always fun and full of laughs when i'm around, i'm just friggin insane! especially if i had a few beers toooo many :P just be your self thats all! cuz if your gonna put this whole act, sooner or later they will see the true you. its best if someone likes you for who you are the minute you meet them, not someone your trying to imitate or something you read in a magazine.
(ID #368475) Posted on 2008/11/12 20:37
graduate studant (TV Broadcasting & Cinema )
i like the picture on this post... for some reason it reminded me of "the Knight who says Né Né!!!" from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail! LOL
(ID #368481) Posted on 2008/11/12 20:46
awfully sexay!! even if i'm not, who cares??? i may look like no rockstar, nor movie actor, and god forbid, club host, but i'm fine with that. i love my skin tone, my uncommon hair (uncommon in the west, cause lots of people say it looks eastern), my 3 day beard (actually, it has to grow for 1 week to reach that state), my 173cm of shortness (it's short when your shoulders have the width of a 180cm+ person), and everything else. You may call me a narcissist but hey, if loving who you are is bad, what about loving who you are not?
(ID #368496) Posted on 2008/11/12 21:01
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
everyday we are brainwashed by media like movies, televisions, magazines etc about the concept of beauty. is being skinny, tall, having flawless skin, a curvy body, big eyes, outstanding facial features considered beauty? in my opinion. most people i see everyday on the streets, at work, on the train etc are normal looking, very few are considered so-called "ugly". so be confident about yourself. don't forget all those super models/ movie stars u see on posters are most probably digitally enhanced. ^^;
(ID #368507) Posted on 2008/11/12 21:24
oh, how we lost the perfect beauty D=
(ID #368723) Posted on 2008/11/13 02:01
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
I'm fine with the way I look. Sure I could be prettier. But I could look worse lol. And as for the rest of my body, the only quibble I have is with my legs.... inherited my mothers legs...
(ID #368530) Posted on 2008/11/12 21:49
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
love the pic! Face-off~
(ID #368533) Posted on 2008/11/12 22:00
Student & Game Designer
of course someone would laugh if the see you took off your helmet. since a stormtrooper is evil you expect like Ray Park or Chuck Norris =DD you should a add a wookie to your party =P
(ID #368537) Posted on 2008/11/12 22:05
Web Designer, Boxer, StreetFighter, Anime Collector and Gamer
CAPTION for PIC. Tropper - WTF is this guy thinking? *thinks* Guy - If he only knew Iam gay.
(ID #368552) Posted on 2008/11/12 22:24
US Navy Sailor
I've never really been to concerned with my appearance (except in Junior High). I look much older than I am, walk a bit hunched over, and have glasses. Most people assume I am married already and with kids cause I look like the family type. I'm only 23 though. In bootcamp, during battlestations, one of the RDCs stopped me and asked "Whoa!! How old are you? No offense, but you look WAY older than that" Doesn't bother me though.
(ID #368603) Posted on 2008/11/12 23:30
I FEEL ASLEEP
In your defence, Danny, while you might not look like Johnny Depp, you're hardly ugly. She was probably laughing because the helmet may have contorted your face when you took it off - depending on how snug a fit it is. @ Calan who said "don't understand why they flirt with me and then turn me down. Silly girls." No offence (saying that always makes it sound worse, doesn't it?) but are you quite young? That's quite a young teenager way of looking at things. (A) Girls flirt in general, often with boys they don't find attractive at all because it's easy to get their attention and girls love attention. (B) I know a lot of people that take "smiling" or "touching on the arm" as flirting. It really isn't, but some of my friends are so shy that those things seem like a big deal to them. (C) Often girls find it hard to flirt with boys they DO like. I mean, I'm sure a lot of us find that we can talk easily to girls we don't fancy but when the girl we DO fancy is there, we may just become really self-conscious.
(ID #368614) Posted on 2008/11/12 23:39
Navy Recruit
I starting to become more comfortable with my looks only because I get more compliments on how much weight I lost.and how good I'm looking
(ID #368625) Posted on 2008/11/12 23:49
I don't like the mirrors in my school's toilet:(
(ID #368649) Posted on 2008/11/13 00:43
Part-time Dreamer
I remember a girl bursting out laughing when she saw my face after I took off my helmet ^^; <-- I think that this is rude. But well, I lol'd after reading this. Also got me thinking what's there to laugh that hard.
(ID #368661) Posted on 2008/11/13 01:01
Student during the day, otaku at night, and amateur musician ^_^
Well, I'm satisfied with how I look. But our 'looks' depends on how other people see it. After all, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder..(did I get it right?) Some people might say different things than other people..
(ID #368663) Posted on 2008/11/13 01:04
Polytechnic Senior, Bronze Lifesaving Trainee, Mech Designer, Pokemon Indexer.
I don't care even when people tell me that I should take care of my face. Eh, that a bit too much on my side...
(ID #368691) Posted on 2008/11/13 01:21
I care about my insides more than my face o_o lol Oh... there goes my liver running away again... *gives chase*
(ID #368702) Posted on 2008/11/13 01:37
i look like a criminal & i like it :) that way: -no bullies -no nuisance from other (hence, they run away from me)
(ID #368727) Posted on 2008/11/13 02:05
true friends just care about whats inside (liver, lungs, intestines etc). This made me laugh soo much haha. Its as if your friends are out for your parts to sell on the black market lol
(ID #368736) Posted on 2008/11/13 02:13
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
I don't really care what I look like, just that I wish I were a tad taller... And yea, we should like someone because of their inner beauty and not just by their looks...
(ID #368742) Posted on 2008/11/13 02:17
i must be good looking since i always notice a few people i go anywhere always looking at me. xD
(ID #368770) Posted on 2008/11/13 03:15
Maybe they are afraid you will rob them.
(ID #370192) Posted on 2008/11/14 03:59
daichouginga in Byston Well, the land between the earth and the sea (Registered on 2008/06/04 10:28)
The Sword of Magus
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" I always think that I'm good looking, trying not to be pulled by the standards of society. But honestly, I think I'm average, not good, not bad, but kinda leaning towards the good looking side. xD
(ID #368789) Posted on 2008/11/13 03:38
I don't mind how I look but I do dislike my nose. Breaking it 13 times through sports has really messed it up. even with it though I get a lot of compliments and most think I look something like a younger Mel Gibson. Was quite bothersome when I was in Austrailia since everyone was calling me Mel. I think that one can be successful pretty much regaardless of looks. More difficult for women but still possible.
(ID #368790) Posted on 2008/11/13 03:38
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
Lol, at mirrors in the subway in Japan. I didn't see many, apart from at the end of the platform. He says it as if they are everywhere. Anyway, I don't really care for my looks any more. Well, I do care about it, but don't obsess about it.
(ID #368815) Posted on 2008/11/13 04:14
It's a sad fact that so many of our interactions with other people are governed by our physical appearance. Fortunately a smile works wonders to make up for a less-than favourable facial appeal, and brings out confidence too. Smile and be happy. :)
(ID #368842) Posted on 2008/11/13 04:58
http://animenlife.blogspot.com
It happens to me sometimes... I'd wish to take a better picture of me... or better use photoshop instead... Lol..
(ID #368845) Posted on 2008/11/13 05:11
Editor-in-Chief
Used to feel decently cute but acne has me feeling bad this last year or so. I purposely don't wear makeup some days and try to accept my real face -- I feel that women feel ugly without makeup, and it shouldn't be that way.
(ID #368872) Posted on 2008/11/13 06:01
Studio Bleach founder/owner
I honestly think I am good looking. Problem is that I have yet to find a non-clingy girl that wants me because they assume I have money that thinks the same. XP
(ID #368876) Posted on 2008/11/13 06:06
Combat Meido
Ok folks, this is what I look like: http://www.meidocafe.jp/2008/10/26/naughty-melonpan-returns/ (NSFW!) I'm too sexy for my shirt!
(ID #368895) Posted on 2008/11/13 06:55
Executive Seneschal of the Third Ward
I look pretty much like the avatar at left, only with a few more polygons. But somehow, public mirrors somehow seem.... embarrassing.
(ID #368906) Posted on 2008/11/13 07:12
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
I think I look okay. But it's weird, every time I'm out doing errands with my mom, I always get commented on being handsome by women, and even sometimes men. @_@ It usually ends up going like this: Stranger: Is that your son? Mom: Yes. Stranger: He is very handsome. *looks at me and smiles* Mom: Thank you. Me: @_@ (if its a guy), ^^ (if it's a pretty woman) I guess that is a good thing (kinda when it comes from the guy...), but I don't necessarily think it's true. I don't know what else to say but that I am stunned every time I get that comment/praise. I guess I just can't accept compliments sometimes. =P
(ID #368908) Posted on 2008/11/13 07:14
Extremely Poor College Student
all the pictures i have taken so far that was used for id makes me look like a criminal
(ID #368909) Posted on 2008/11/13 07:15
Physical Therapist
I dont look to shabby and i dont look to good.Im just a regular guy. I didnt know that japanese man had these problems.I wonder if its a new thing or if japanese always have been nsecure about their looks
(ID #368942) Posted on 2008/11/13 08:01
I only worry about my appearance if I'm suffering some bad eczyma, which can affect my face as well. My sister told me that whether one has good-looking face or not, it's important to look neat to people's eyes, or else they can easily develop prejusdice against you, especially in high stress environment places like Hong Kong.
(ID #368948) Posted on 2008/11/13 08:17
When you start thinking you are handsome so does the other people!
(ID #368968) Posted on 2008/11/13 08:35
When you start thinking you are handsome so does the other people!
(ID #368969) Posted on 2008/11/13 08:35
uncreative (Registered on 2008/08/16 01:50)
I didn't like my passport photo... Good thing I didn't send it in.
(ID #368985) Posted on 2008/11/13 09:13
Programmer/IT/Student
I like the way I look, even though I don't think I look the best. I think I have room for improvement, and I'm sure my looks will be changing as I age more, but I don't really care a whole lot about it. Look are important, but not nearly as important as personality to me. ^^
(ID #369007) Posted on 2008/11/13 09:29
IT Expert / System, Network, Security Administrator
When I was young I was really hot (for the girls of course), but way too naive to get some advantage from it (baka! baka!), today I'm just averange, so the girls have no interest on me (that's the life).
(ID #369081) Posted on 2008/11/13 10:47
When I'm really energetic and polished up, I'm okay. Not really drop dead handsome, but just cute. You can see an image of myself on my site. When I am tired, I'm a mess. Really. Ha ha ha!
(ID #369147) Posted on 2008/11/13 12:02
A person who draws things.
I'm fairly happy with my looks. I hate my ID photo only because I was really sick that day and it was before I started taking better care of my hair. Such a awful photo... -_-' Maybe the girl laughed because she wasn't expecting a nice guy face? (you always look happy and nice in your pictures)
(ID #369224) Posted on 2008/11/13 12:49
i would say i'm average looking...there is always room for improvement imo btw...whatz with everybody having santa hats in their avatars now? new fad? haha
(ID #369257) Posted on 2008/11/13 13:13
who cares how you look like, just keep being a good person. ^^"
(ID #369345) Posted on 2008/11/13 14:08
Anime Store Owner/Otaku
This is a subject that i usually dont like to talk about myself about but being a woman in the way society is now, i feel that i am totaly ugly. My fiance thinks i'm beautiful and thats what really matters most though. but i really am not happy with the way i look, i think i am disgusting.
(ID #369387) Posted on 2008/11/13 14:27
Neodusk (Registered on 2008/04/05 15:51)
I can understand how they feel. When Japanese people are good-looking, we're GOOD-looking, but when we're ugly, we're UGLY. :P
(ID #369538) Posted on 2008/11/13 16:07
Anonymous Tea Drinker (Registered on 2008/11/13 18:28)
My drivers license photo used to look extremely bad. Recently, though, I got a new license, and the picture actually looks decent!
(ID #369689) Posted on 2008/11/13 18:32
IT TechGuy
I dont really bother about my look. But i dont really like to look at the mirror, it just make me feel mad.
(ID #369778) Posted on 2008/11/13 20:47
Getting annoyed by my hair...Getting too long too fast...
(ID #369869) Posted on 2008/11/13 22:15
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
I'd say I'm average looking. Won't say I've always thought that but, now I am more mature about this particular subject.
(ID #369957) Posted on 2008/11/13 23:25
I have a beauty that can't be seen. Now let me see were did I put that?
(ID #370171) Posted on 2008/11/14 03:29
freelancer, Spanglish speaker
I'm not a hot Latin guy, but i feel great the way i`m, even when i wake up at the morning ^^
(ID #370225) Posted on 2008/11/14 04:46
Ive always gotten compliments on my looks, girls and women telling me im attractive. I just think im average since i have trouble with skin blemishes.
(ID #370237) Posted on 2008/11/14 04:55
School girl(MIDDLE SCHOOL)
IDC what anyone says all that matters iz that u like ur self and ur boyfriend likes you too ^ ^*
(ID #370372) Posted on 2008/11/14 08:10
You should be weary about friends who care about your insides, they may eventually harvest them for the black market.
(ID #370422) Posted on 2008/11/14 09:00
lazily spend time as a system administrator and wasting my degree in accountancy
no matter how fat i am... ppl still call me cute... so i'm good with it... :P
(ID #370606) Posted on 2008/11/14 11:33
Just Some Anime Fan
im shocked how people think
(ID #370905) Posted on 2008/11/14 16:07
Pagination
I hate how I look. Even though people say I'm pretty now, I used to get made fun of a lot. I guess it sort of sticks with you.
(ID #372175) Posted on 2008/11/15 14:09
I don't know. Always thought i kind of looked ugly. Lately i think i've been trying to change that line of thinking. Still think i could look better though.... When looking in the mirror and getting put down by others....you can probably think that the world would end soon.....
(ID #373152) Posted on 2008/11/16 11:16
I know I'm no model but I'm pretty secure with how I look. I think I intimidate a lot of people anyway with my 6'2 height and 270 lb weight, even though inside I'm as soft as a marshmellow! :3
(ID #378322) Posted on 2008/11/20 06:18
i lol'd
(ID #380637) Posted on 2008/11/21 21:13
student
i used to not reallycare about my looks, but then when i got to high school,i learned that people act about as good as they dress themselves. so then i became very aware of what i wore, how i wore it, and how my face looked, because i see it as something important. so if i meet a person whose breath is smelly and they wear dirty shirts, i probably would decline on liking their personality.
(ID #382220) Posted on 2008/11/23 08:03
Marketing, Webmarketing
I'm pretty secure with my looks now. It wasn't always this way though... But now that I know that people are attracted by me, I feel better... hehe
(ID #387062) Posted on 2008/11/27 03:05
Well, sometimes when I look myself in the mirror I'm like:
- Oh, man! UGLYNESS!!!
And then there are moments when I look I say:
- Heey! Looking sex-AYEH!! Grrrr...
I think it depens on your mood... and age. Teenagers tend to think too much about their appearance but in the end that's not really what counts! THIS(points at the fridge) is what counts! Kidding! Of course it's the wit!
(ID #423367) Posted on 2008/12/24 01:07
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
I think I'm quite good looking... XDDDDD well, won't hurt to be a bit confident is it... ;p Just wish these flabs of fats would go away T,T
(ID #437393) Posted on 2009/01/06 14:13
that statement about looking at yourself while getting a haircut is so true...especially when one side of your long hair is getting trimmed XD
(ID #440775) Posted on 2009/01/09 05:46
Otaku Programmer/Gamer/Artist/Photographer
Im pretty content with my face ^_^
(ID #569840) Posted on 2009/04/19 11:38
i also do care whats inside (kidney). surely danny was the knight with a shining trooper armor of his wife and i like the photo, it looks like the both of you are looking for a fight
(ID #570167) Posted on 2009/04/19 17:00
I'm Happy with my looks, whats my secret? i realized that all men are ugly just some are less ugly than others :P. but seriously my last drivers license makes me look like a lizard, to top it off i wasn't planning to take a new picture so i wore a shirt with a giant metal skull on it.
(ID #581953) Posted on 2009/04/28 12:08
Commission artist/programmer
I like my looks. A lot of people say that I'm cute. The only issue is that stupid idiots only bother cute girls. But fools will be fools. It'll be a miracle if I ever meet a decent guy. He doesn't have to be good-looking, But with all of the idiots in my world, I'm just looking for an average hard-working guy. D:<
(ID #623913) Posted on 2009/05/28 12:25
this debate about ugliness are rooted in the media's portrayal of what's 'beautiful'. but i don't think I'm ugly (although i was called that in high school) but the bright side about it is, the people who called me 'ugly' are ugly as well lol. ;)
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