U-G-L-Y! You Ain't Got No Alibi! YOU UGLY!

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by epchick

I remember when I was still living in the dorms, my roommate was Chinese (from the Hunan province, if i remember correctly) and she looked A LOT like the girl on the right.

According to her, the way she looked wasn't considered beautiful by Chinese standards. I remember her saying that even her mom wouldn't say that she was beautiful. Being "beautiful" was looking more American----thinner face, rounder eyes, etc.

Wow... That is truly the saddest thing I have ever heard. Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder... Wow... Isn't that a form of abuse?

[SOPi_Jawbreaker]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Wow... That is truly the saddest thing I have ever heard. Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder... Wow... Isn't that a form of abuse?

Well, the old Chinese school of thought is that parents shouldn't praise their kids too much or the kids will get a swelled head...so they will temper their praise with criticism..like Chinese moms will be like "Oh, you got an A. That's good, but you could've gotten an A+ if you studied harder."