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Originally Posted by Columbine
I think Japan, compared to the UK has fairly relaxed views on cosmetic surgery. I mean, there's less stigma about getting surgeries done just to look better, whereas in my area at least, people who get cosmetic surgery fall into one of three rough categories:
1) Having it done for a very good reason (to repair a physical defect or as a last resort to counter a psychological dysmorphia)
2) One of those insane fashion types, who would buy the latest It-shoes and surgery is just the next fad.
3) Chavs and WAG-wannabes.
so with the exception of 1), it's generally a negative view. I don't know anyone who's had any work done.
I hear orthodontist procedures are on the rise in Japan as well; straightening and whitening, though I don't imagine it's as wide-spread as other procedures yet.
There's also non-surgical things which are fairly particular to asia and Japan such as skin whitening lotions, or whitener in skin products. It's fairly common-place, or at least enough for me to have to check bottles carefully; lets just say that for some reason, 'white' is NOT the result it gives me! 8<
Hear hear! I've watched documentaries about Japan, about many places actually; they like to pick the most extreme or sensationalist characters and portray them as the rule. They did a little TV Doc about students on exchange at the university I went to in Japan. Know who they picked to represent us? The creepy Otaku kid who pretty much no-one had heard of, a large busty girl wearing no bra and a middle-aged man obsessed with proverbs. Yup... totally representative.
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Well shock value sells, look at Michael Jackson for example you wouldnt call him an average American citizen but he sold tabloids for decades (even now after his death) and im betting there are many others from groups 2 and 3 above who would go too such extremes for there "15 minutes".
Also gotta ask "proverbs"...really!