Hey guys! What's going on? It's Mikey Chen here.

嗨 各位 你們好嗎? 我是Mickey Chen

Hey Dan, so you know no matter where you go,

there's always some trends that are just plain weird.

Yeah, for example, people outside of the US find that we are overly obsessed with teeth.

沒錯 比如說 美國以外的人會發現我們美國人過於迷戀牙齒

Right! Braces seem very normal to those of us who live in the US,

and rub like teeth-whitening chemicals into our mouths

在口中塗些化學物質來美白牙齒

So often the purpose of achieving them straight purely whites.

Asia, in particular, has some weird trends that you might not know about.

你可能不知道 亞洲也有些詭異流行

For example, in Japan, people want the complete opposite of straight teeth.

比如說 日本人不想要一口整齊的牙齒

The recent trend among the younger generation is to – believe it or not –

信不信由你 最近日本年輕人流行

or more directly translated to double tooth.

It's supposedly considered cute and youthful.

The double tooth look is achieved by temporarily or permanently capping the upper canines through a dental procedure.

他們會去牙科裝永久或暫時的假虎牙

On the other hand, in China, Thailand and Indonesia,

They sell DIY kits that help you achieve your perfect braces look.

會有人賣DIY裝飾牙套組 幫你擁有完美牙套造型

Yeah and this is a sign of wealth and status.

沒錯 牙套是種財富與地位的象徵

In these countries, only those who have money are able to afford t

在這些國家 只有富人才有辦法支付

and so having braces means that you have money.

I don't know man. Braces are not that attractive.

Luckily for me, I never have braces. -Same here.

And also in the US, when I was growing up,

還有 在美國 我剛轉大人那時候

we kinda saw people that wore glasses or had braces as

看到戴眼鏡或牙套的人時 會覺得

and everyone kind of went through that phase

before they all of a sudden became beautiful and not awkward and awesome.

Cuz dude, have you seen the recent fashion trends?

Nerd glasses, nerd glasses and more nerd glasses.

黑框眼鏡 宅宅眼鏡 書呆子眼鏡

Alright, anyways, so what I was trying to say is that

wearing nerdy glasses is universally trendy.

宅宅黑框眼鏡是目前的全球潮流

But in many parts of Asia they have their own twist to it.

但在亞洲很多國家 他們變出了新花樣

People wear just the frames of the glasses,

I remember when people actually tried to avoid wearing glasses like at all cost.

還記得 以前大家不計代價擺脫眼鏡

Right! I have friends who used to always wear contacts

沒錯! 我有些朋友以前都戴隱形眼鏡

Okay, but they tend to wear those hipster-looking glasses.

對 但他們通常都戴文青粗框眼鏡

We're all just all gonna be kind of a nerd.

most of us know about the common eye-enlarging tricks,

大部分人都知道那種常見的眼睛放大術

circle lenses and several pairs of false lashes.

Uh I don't really know how you know about all that,

But anyway, recently popular in South Korea

They're basically fake eye bags achieved through surgery or special tape.

基本上就是用手術或特殊膠帶製造假的眼袋

But aegyo sal supposedly makes you look younger and cuter.

臥蠶應該要讓人看起來更年輕可愛

Uh, cuz eye bags make you look younger and cuter…

呃…眼袋會讓人變得更年輕可愛…

The aegyo sal are not considered to be eye bags in Korea,

Uh it's also supposed to make your eyes look larger

I automatically think of doctors and surgical masks.

Wearing surgical masks is extremely popular in Asia.

Originally they were used in densely populated areas to stop the spreading of germs but

口罩原本是在人多時才戴 避免感染病菌

has now become part of popular fashion of course.

I can't believe this because when I was four

I wore surgical masks to prevent people from spreading their germs in China.

會戴醫用口罩 避免在中國感染細菌

Right and then whenever you see people wearing surgical masks you're like,

每次看到有人戴醫用口罩 就會想說

“Are they sick? I should keep away from them.”

Is there like an outbreak around here I need to know about? – Exactly.

這裡有什麼我不知道的傳染病爆發嗎? -沒錯

Anyways, now you can buy color-printed surgical masks

但現在 你可以買到彩色印花口罩

and even fake designer's surgical masks to match your outfit .

甚至是仿冒名牌口罩 來搭配衣服

Western culture is all about getting that tan, healthy glow in the summer, you know that.

你知道 西方人夏天喜歡去曬成健康的古銅色 對吧

from wide visor hats to excessive skin whitening beauty products,

Uh you would think they never go to the beach with

你可能會以為 他們因此不去海灘

that much sun beaming down on their precious white skin.

讓太陽照耀在他們珍貴的雪白肌膚上

In China, some take it to a whole new level.

Uh when you think about a full body swimsuit,

I don't just mean like a one-piece swimsuit.

They actually cover their entire head and face

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