Comments on: Quicky Passport-Photo Photo Session http://regex.info/blog/2009-09-02/1306 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:03:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bahi http://regex.info/blog/2009-09-02/1306#comment-36558 Bahi Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:29:10 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-09-02/1306#comment-36558 Here, it's seen as the friendly, slightly hippyish peace sign if the palm is facing away from the signer and something quite different if the palm is facing towards him. I've noticed the trend in Japan (and HK, following Jaoan, I believe) for people to show the v-sign when a camera is pointed towards them. It's odd but no more so than forcing a smile, really. Wikipedia has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_sign" rel="nofollow">decent references</a>. Anyway, it beats saying "cheese" or being asked to watch the birdie. :-) Here, it’s seen as the friendly, slightly hippyish peace sign if the palm is facing away from the signer and something quite different if the palm is facing towards him. I’ve noticed the trend in Japan (and HK, following Jaoan, I believe) for people to show the v-sign when a camera is pointed towards them. It’s odd but no more so than forcing a smile, really. Wikipedia has decent references. Anyway, it beats saying “cheese” or being asked to watch the birdie. :-)

]]> By: Sonal, MN http://regex.info/blog/2009-09-02/1306#comment-36555 Sonal, MN Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:50:11 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-09-02/1306#comment-36555 So so cute. All are wonderful but I love the "Attention From the Styling Department" one. With full set of teeth he looks at least 2 years younger :) So so cute. All are wonderful but I love the “Attention From the Styling Department” one. With full set of teeth he looks at least 2 years younger :)

]]> By: Bahi http://regex.info/blog/2009-09-02/1306#comment-36552 Bahi Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:14:50 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-09-02/1306#comment-36552 Here in the UK, that first sign reads a little <a href="http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/the-v-sign/biography/v-for-get-stuffed" rel="nofollow">differently</a> and I was a bit surprised to see it on this blog. Most amusing, though. :-) <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/scotland-hit-vsign-pair-with-life-ban-1662153.html" rel="nofollow">More here</a>. <span class='jfriedl'>Wow, I had no idea it could have a negative connotation. Here in Japan, pretty much 100% of the time it's the sign for "someone is taking my photograph, and I am too mentally deficient to just smile or do my own thing". In this case, as I hope Anthnoy's expression illustrates, he was just being silly. He knows how much I dislike the stupid there's-a-camera-so-everyone-do-a-peace-sign thing. —Jeffrey</span> Here in the UK, that first sign reads a little differently and I was a bit surprised to see it on this blog. Most amusing, though. :-) More here.

Wow, I had no idea it could have a negative connotation. Here in Japan, pretty much 100% of the time it’s the sign for “someone is taking my photograph, and I am too mentally deficient to just smile or do my own thing”. In this case, as I hope Anthnoy’s expression illustrates, he was just being silly. He knows how much I dislike the stupid there’s-a-camera-so-everyone-do-a-peace-sign thing. —Jeffrey

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