Blue Eyed Chinese

[Jeikun]

Taking Jun to the optometrist today. Her contacts are nearing the end of their life. She's decided she wants to try colored contacts this time. I keep trying to picture her with blue or violet eyes, and while a little strange... well, let's just say it puts a crooked little grin on my face.

 

It just made me curious if anyone had any strong opinions about things like colored contacts, dyed hair, that whacky thing they do to make the eyes bigger, other "westernizing" cosmetic changes (temp or permanent).

 

Instigating? Trolling? Nah, just curious. Lemme have it. Oh, and I'll put up a pic later... lol

[Yuanyang]

Taking Jun to the optometrist today.  Her contacts are nearing the end of their life.  She's decided she wants to try colored contacts this time.  I keep trying to picture her with blue or violet eyes, and while a little strange... well, let's just say it puts a crooked little grin on my face.

 

It just made me curious if anyone had any strong opinions about things like colored contacts, dyed hair, that whacky thing they do to make the eyes bigger, other "westernizing" cosmetic changes (temp or permanent).

 

Instigating? Trolling?  Nah, just curious.  Lemme have it.  Oh, and I'll put up a pic later... lol

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Go with Green eyes.

But watch out for David Lo Pan.

[Guest ShaQuaNew]

Great thoughts in that China is changing fast....

 

Western Fashions Hit Traditional China

 

As China's development accelerates to compete with world economic powers, some incoming western fashions and lifestyles are flooding the country, which is proud of its millenia-old culture and tolerance of novelty.

 

It is still hard for housewife Chang Zheng in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to accept the fact that her daughter has dyed her hair blond.

 

However, 49-year old Chang regularly says "Bye-bye" instead of the Chinese "Zai Jian" and dines with her family at the American fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chickens.

 

A generation familiar with western brands

 

As China's development accelerates to compete with world economic powers, some incoming western fashions and lifestyles are flooding the country, which is proud of its millenia-old culture and tolerance of novelty.

 

"Chinese people are now picking up new things as easily as a sponge absorbs water," said Zhou Keda, a professor with Guangxi Academy of Social Sciences. "A competition between Chinese traditions and western lifestyles is underway in China."

 

For those who were born in late 1970s and early 1980s, when China started its reform drive, fashionable Western names and brands such as Coca-Cola, KFC and Philips, words that their parents usually find difficult to pronounce, are used in everyday conversation.

 

It is not surprising for these twenty-something young people to be familiar with western icons considering the overnight success of foreign giants such as Wal-Mart and Pizza Hut in major Chinese cities as well as many real estate projects being named in connection with foreign lands.

 

A recent Gallup poll of 4,000 Chinese people showed that 29 percent have watched western movies, 10 percent have purchased foreign audio-visual products and 11 percent have read Western publications.

 

"My Chinese customers have really picky tastes in coffee," said the boss of a locally-based cafe, which was formerly considered a luxury in China and now sells more than 20 coffee varieties.

 

Internet plays big rule

It is widely accepted that the development of communication technologies such as the Internet has played an important role in spreading Western fashions.

 

Statistics show that one third of Beijingers aged between 18 and 29, an age group most sensitive to fashions and trends, have surfed online. More Chinese young people than ever now use the internet to find jobs, friends or even lovers.

 

The internet is only one of the trendy choices of Chinese city- dwellers. Western sports such as rock-climbing and bungee jumping have also become favorites of many young people who enjoy the challenges of these demanding events.

 

Experts say that it is still too early to judge whether or not Western fashions would exert a negative impact on Chinese traditions.

 

"Rapid development will certainly bring China things that are beyond immediate evaluation. However, it is absolutely undeniable that the lives of Chinese people have been considerably improved during the past two decades," said Zhou Keda.

 

http://english.people.com.cn/200203/20/eng...320_92450.shtml

[Guest ShaQuaNew]

...along with my previous post I must share that I have quite a liberal mind when it comes to doing trendy things. I like the idea of colored contacts. Why not? You see so many Chinese that are dying their hair now, while comprised of mostly the younger, it is a trend that's catching on. I do however think the cosmetic surgery thing is a ways off, but I think that many chinese women are quite aware that a good many Chinese men are drooling over the artificially enhanced woman western look....

[sylinchinastill]

I think it is normal to want to look different and change things up- and although I don't think black hair dyed blonde looks pretty- just because you have black hair is no reason to not be able to dye it- and I also think that in a country like China it would be worse than here- you would want to try to stand out more- and it would be harder. As long as the eyes don't look too striking- I have blue eyes- and one time I got turquoise contacts- and my eyes look like the movie "Dune."

[jim_julian]

I like my lao po as she is .... but ... I think the most important factor is how does the change (eyes, hair, etc) make the lady feel about herself. Love and sexiness have a lot to do with attitude ... if she feels sexier she will be.

 

I'd just go with the flow ...

[frank1538]

Light colored eyes (blue, green) give Jingwen the heebie jeebies. Her response is always "ghost" (¹í gui3)

[msmckee]

I like LP as she is but TETO. I think the tinted contacts might make some people night blind though, so I might object on those grounds.

[Jeikun]

I think the tinted contacts might make some people night blind though

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They aren't tinted where they cover the pupil.

[Jeikun]

Taking Jun to the optometrist today.  Her contacts are nearing the end of their life.  She's decided she wants to try colored contacts this time.  I keep trying to picture her with blue or violet eyes, and while a little strange... well, let's just say it puts a crooked little grin on my face.

 

It just made me curious if anyone had any strong opinions about things like colored contacts, dyed hair, that whacky thing they do to make the eyes bigger, other "westernizing" cosmetic changes (temp or permanent).

 

Instigating? Trolling?  Nah, just curious.  Lemme have it.  Oh, and I'll put up a pic later... lol

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Go with Green eyes.

But watch out for David Lo Pan.

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Yeah, wouldn't want him making off with her to rule the universe from beyond the grave

[msmckee]

They aren't tinted where they cover the pupil.

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Even at night when the pupils a dialated?

[Jeikun]

They aren't tinted where they cover the pupil.

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Even at night when the pupils a dialated?

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Pretty much. No need for belladonna

[MoonCarolCafe]

Dark brown retenas + blue/ green/ hazel contact lenses looks like... ass.

 

I see plenty of hispanic women trying to pretend they have green eyes (and naturally blonde hair). It always looks like someone with brown eyes is wearing colored contact lenses, made in the same factory that produces horse-hair toupees.

[Yuanyang]

I like my lao po as she is .... but ... I think the most important factor is how does the change (eyes, hair, etc) make the lady feel about herself.  Love and sexiness have a lot to do with attitude ... if she feels sexier she will be.

 

I'd just go with the flow ...

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You hit that on the head Jim. How a lady carries herself, the confidence she shows is very appealing.

[Randy W]

Taking Jun to the optometrist today.  Her contacts are nearing the end of their life.  She's decided she wants to try colored contacts this time.  I keep trying to picture her with blue or violet eyes, and while a little strange... well, let's just say it puts a crooked little grin on my face.

 

It just made me curious if anyone had any strong opinions about things like colored contacts, dyed hair, that whacky thing they do to make the eyes bigger, other "westernizing" cosmetic changes (temp or permanent).

 

Instigating? Trolling?  Nah, just curious.  Lemme have it.  Oh, and I'll put up a pic later... lol

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If her eyes are dark, she may need the opaque lenses to actually change the color - not as pretty (or 3-dimensional) as the translucent color-modifying ones.