East Asian People and their 'V' Signs
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I would like to know why do E. Asians (Chinese, Japanese, Koreans) etc, pose with a 'V' sign in casual photographs. I have been to China about 3 times, visiting some of their tourist spots. And, every where I saw there were girls and boys flashing these 'V' signs when posing for photos. I am interested to know why? :-)
We, in the English speaking world usually use it as a sign of Victory or Peace during a event, but avoid using the sign when posing for general photos in everyday life.
Anyone?
@Sandy your answer seems to have hit the nail right on the head. I'm assuming everyone poses with those 'V' signs because they don't know any better, and just because, 'everyone else is doing it, so why not us?'. Am I assuming too much?
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we pose V sign because we like victory in all respects or we like to win?
no thats ridiculous. it doesnt make sense cos we actually dont imply anything of victory or winning when posing with a v-sign for photograph
i even think due to the fact that almost every teenage here do a v-sign when being pictured, china is perhaps one of the few places in the world where the v-sign contains slightest meaning of victory.
nobody knows why it is that. maybe we are just too shy to pose in another way.
but if you take notice, people here are now taking more and more other poses for photograph,not any longer just a v-sign,as we become more active and animated
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Peace man!
Asians are born with an instinctive in-built peace sign reflex which kicks in whenever a camera is produced. They cannot help it, it's just how they are. It's a particular problem in Japan where it is well known that the last photograph taken without such a peace sign dates from 1905. In that photograph the man had lost both arms at war with the Chinese so he was physically unable to do it, but in his mind he did it, apparently.
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Hmm, I've always wondered about that as well.
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楼上精辟
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haha, I often pose with a 'V' sign when we were taken photographs
I don't know other pose else.
It's very interestingly to tell you :
In China,
people born in 1960~1970, they are very traditional, their pose is very serious. only hold hand together before or after their body.
people born in 1970~1980, they are try to open, their pose is hands were acrossed inarm.or put hand on waist.
people born in 1980~1990, they were called behind 80, they try do some fangle.they pose V means happy.( but some people will try to do other laughable pose.)
people born in 1990~2000, they were called behind 90, they often make some pretty face.maybe affect by Korean.
It's very interesting.
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