Already in Rio in January I noted that there were a lot of adults wearing braces. The same thing goes for Brasília. I have seen so many wearing braces you could almost believe it is a fashion thing. I will have to keep an extra eye open for that at this week's fashion show.
Another thing that I have noted about teeht here are that many of the others, those who don't have braces, all have very white teeth. That also goes for the expats. I wonder if toth-bleaching might be cheap here. Maybe I should ask someone.
I have been thinking of bleaching my teeth before but never tried it. I am a bit worried wether it really is good for your teeth. If it is inexpensive here I might give it a try. But on the other hand it also trigger this thing inside of me that never wants to do what all the others do. So if a majority has white bleached teeth I all of a sudden feel an urge to keep my natural yellowish. Well, let's see.
Showing posts with label observations. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Observations
# 1 Braces
I have noticed a lot of adult people with braces here in Rio. That is quite unusual for someone coming from Sweden, where this is taken care of around the early teens. I suppose here they don’t have the same public dental care and people have corrections made when they grow up and make money to pay for it themselves. Maybe it is also a sign of the developing economy. People coming from families that could not afford this when they were kids, now earn money enough to do it now. Or maybe it is sing of increasing focus on looks and beauty and less acceptance for difference?
# 2 Latest sports fashion
Ankle socks seem to bee sooo last year here. I have seen plenty of young and fashion-aware girls wearing white, thick knee-high socks to their work-out outfits. Often together with long, black or dark tights and the socks are really pulled up all the way to just below the knee. No, it is not very beautiful. I wonder if it is a new thing that might come to Europe as well, or maybe this is a result of living in a country where you normally never really need socks at all. If you use them, let it show!
I have noticed a lot of adult people with braces here in Rio. That is quite unusual for someone coming from Sweden, where this is taken care of around the early teens. I suppose here they don’t have the same public dental care and people have corrections made when they grow up and make money to pay for it themselves. Maybe it is also a sign of the developing economy. People coming from families that could not afford this when they were kids, now earn money enough to do it now. Or maybe it is sing of increasing focus on looks and beauty and less acceptance for difference?
# 2 Latest sports fashion
Ankle socks seem to bee sooo last year here. I have seen plenty of young and fashion-aware girls wearing white, thick knee-high socks to their work-out outfits. Often together with long, black or dark tights and the socks are really pulled up all the way to just below the knee. No, it is not very beautiful. I wonder if it is a new thing that might come to Europe as well, or maybe this is a result of living in a country where you normally never really need socks at all. If you use them, let it show!
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