Japanese and Looks

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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