Chinese people don’t just take a photo presenting a weak smile. They actively go for making the photo interesting.
Natural is a word that does not belong here!
POSING is all it is about.
Posing is taught at a very early age
Is the wall looking a bit old and drab?
Strike a pose!
You can add that ancient Kung Fu feeling!
And of course, use interesting props to add an interesting element to a picture. Like white people!
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August 10, 2011 at 12:49 pm
I can totally relate!
Hope you don’t mind, but I re posted this on my blog: http://katiekat86.wordpress.com
Enjoy your new life in Beijing!
August 10, 2011 at 1:06 pm
[...] I nearly always agree to these strange photo-ops, but it does make me wonder if there’s some sort of on-line data base (similar to this American site) where the Chinese can view their country’s collection of foreigners. So I made a Google search: “white people in China” which referred me to another blog post. It cracked me up, so I want to direct you all to Shanghai Sigrid’s How to pose like a Chinese person. [...]