I ain’t exactly Brad Pitt myself
January 26, 2007(via Dooce.com)I developed a situation so that various subjects could be defined by the constraints of exactly the same mechanical apparatus. The scenario consisted of someone passing through a subway turnstile. At the moment that the subjects passed through the turnstile, unknown to them, I took their picture stationed at a distance of eleven feet. I stood there turning pages of a magazine observing subjects out of the corner of my eye, waiting for only the moment when they pushed the turnstile bar to release the shutter.
Brilliant, no doubt. Very realistic.
Two things about these pictures disturb me though. First, god, you Americans are fat. I mean, seriously. Fat. Get out more.
Secondly, and maybe even more disturbingly, don’t you Americans know how to dress properly? The clothes people wear in these everyday photos are just so void of any imagination; it’s obvious barely any thought has been put into it by these people. I noticed this in other countries too. It always feel me to me as if the Dutch are simply better at picking out matching clothes than other nationalities do.
Now, this is not a fashion issue; fashion differs per country. Fashion is irrelevant, I do not follow it either. What I do follow, however, is what shirt goes well with what pants, that sort of stuff. For instance, my gloves are gray, and so is my scarf. My shoes are red (Pumas), and so is my messenger bag. That sort of thing. I take care that whatever I wear is a ‘complete’ package in which thought has been put.
It’s also not about how pretty or ugly they are; I ain’t exactly Brad Pitt myself, you see.
It’s all about presentation, folks. I have a hard time trusting people who don’t take proper care of their presentation.
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Then you don’t trust me. :)
I don’t give a shit about presentation. I look a lot like RMS, without the beard.
However, yes, Americans dress worse than Europeans. But this is a lot also because there aren’t very nice clothes in the shops here, rather than people not knowing how to dress well.
When Americans think of dressing “nicely” they think of their prom night, and I can tell you, the dresses women dress in the prom nights here in US suck, compared to how Europeans are dressed.
Comment by Eugenia — January 26, 2007 @ 8:36 pm
I resent the remark that *any* American is fat. In fact, I’m currently at my ideal body weight of about 70.3kg and I’m about 180cm height. Not all of us are slobs you know.
Comment by Shawn — January 26, 2007 @ 11:38 pm
Eugenia,, as you’ve pointed out, you are Greek.
:-)
Comment by mikesum32 — January 27, 2007 @ 3:42 pm
>Eugenia,, as you’ve pointed out, you are Greek.
Yes, and? Greek people are taking care of themselves. You won’t find any Greek woman below 50 years old not trying to look good and wear nice clothes.
I am not like that. I don’t fit in with most Greek women.
Comment by Eugenia — January 28, 2007 @ 5:06 am
Why are europeans so ugly? Seriously, you compare Europeans to the average American, Canadian, or Australian, and the european looks like a genetic mutant.
Comment by Rick — January 28, 2007 @ 11:41 pm