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Nov 24th, 2006, 12:41
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barefeet indian
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How Indians Pose for Pictures
This is so funny and so true.
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Nov 24th, 2006, 12:47
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barefeet indian
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why aren't my attachments showing?
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Nov 24th, 2006, 18:43
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will try most things once!
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 why dont indians smile on their photos??? even on wedding photos the look so glum?
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Nov 24th, 2006, 18:45
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It's a serious business getting you photo taken!!
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Nov 24th, 2006, 18:52
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my friend was so dead tired by the end of all the "family snaps" sessions during her wedding that when it was time to take snaps of the couple they looked like they could kill anyone who comes in front of them lol especially considering how looooooooooooong the family snaps sessions last phew! i dont blame them for looking so pi**ed off! |
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Nov 24th, 2006, 19:16
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   When its time to get snaps of some people(me included  ), the subject freezes with limbs hanging stiffly and with facial expression somewhat between constipaded to Monalisa. But very rarely you will get an adult grinning ear to ear in a photo.
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Nov 24th, 2006, 20:54
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bang a whore? Bangalore Dammit!
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yeah, you'll smile. The manic grin of the texas chainsaw murderer or in your case (UK), the quiet serious smile of Dr. Shipman. 
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Nov 24th, 2006, 21:15
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Nowadays, its the video film maker who takes on the role of 'director' of the whole wedding show. Even action replays and retakes are sometimes required during the most crucial rituals, such as when the bride garlands the groom !
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Nov 24th, 2006, 21:41
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What happened?
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They all look like criminals in their "birthday greetings" photos in the newspaper here.
 
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Nov 24th, 2006, 22:08
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will try most things once!
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Location: Haverhill, Great Britain and kerala
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 I know wotchya mean! you should see my bank account passbook (remember them in UK) photo - the photographer was gettin desperate for a glum look! he eventually got it after threstening to charge me more for the photo! yikes!! |
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Nov 24th, 2006, 22:17
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This is just a cameo appearance
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Location: Chennai, India
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I was told it was because 'nice' girls were not to supposed to smile at their wedding --- but DD's explanation makes more sense!
I told my friends how much I'd enjoyed their wedding. They said, 'we didn't: it is so boring to be sat there hour after hour...'. |
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Jan 15th, 2007, 09:36
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I've been to an Indian wedding, and let me say that, I know how statues now feel like. That's what the bride and groom were like, they sat there on their throne, while a line of relatives and guests were inching towards them in an opportunity to get their photo taken. They just stared through the lens. The bride/groom and the guests in the frame. Ohhhh one of those things.
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Jan 15th, 2007, 17:39
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Location: Mumbai presently, previously Canada
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the kids are something else........
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Jan 15th, 2007, 17:51
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Infidel Sufi
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One of the guys at my wedding had only one job.. to ensure an adequate supply of rum found its way into my coke.
At least I am smiling in the photographs.
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Jan 15th, 2007, 18:24
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this is Brad. He's cute
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I went to my first indian wedding with a parsi friend of mine from Dehli. After the photo was taken of us giving her a present, the bride said "you can go back to your seat now." When I asked why no-one smiled in photos, she said they probably wanted it to look like an arranged marriage, even though it was for love.
She said it was the only way to keep the nosey relatives off her back. for years to come. Is this true?. I don't know, It's a cultural thing. 
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