In many western countries crooked teeth are seen as imperfections and most people consider a straight set of pearly whites ideal.
Japan teeth crooked.
There is a cultural phenomenon that would explain why you will see so many japanese people with bad teeth.
The story is slightly different in japan where yaeba or snaggletooth are considered cute.
We go to orthodontists and plasti.
Fake crooked teeth apparently there is a trend where japanese people think that crooked teeth makes them cuter and as a result they have fake crooked teeth made.
The look known as the yaeba look is well liked by men who find the imperfect smile they form.
In japan slightly crooked canine teeth yaeba are a desired attribute thought to enhance attractiveness especially in women.
With some men finding the imperfect smile they form endearingly childlike and attractive.
In many western countries the u s.
Japanese men are said to find the crooked teeth attractive so many women in japan are paying dentists to create snaggleteeth or fangs for the popular look but placing plastic fronts on their teeth.
I ve heard the chinese talk about japanese people s crooked teeth before.
The appeal of pointy teeth women with crooked tooth are popular in japan it is true that it has been a trend in japan that girls actually go for fake crooked teeth it s extremely weird in other culture.
I don t think i have seen a single person using braces there and the only person i saw that didn t have unaligned teeth was half australian half japanese.
You would rather want them straight and white than crooked.
Japanese women are going crazy for a crowded crooked toothed smile with accentuated canine teeth.
It s not just a non american thing.
Anything to be cuter.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder crooked teeth can be memorable.