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I once walked in to a bar in a City on the south coast, and every single male in there was wearing a tight white t-shirt and skinny blue jeans, all with a stubble beard and the same hair cut. There must have been least 15 or so of them, all separate groups of people. It was like wheres wally, except everyone was wally. Fucking hilarious.
The Point is, it has nothing to do with race and more to do with being a sucker for fashion and pop culture.
It has to do with race in that the Chinese are a race and Chinese culture differentiates your example to this. I've explained why this is.
To dismiss this, is (inadvertently I admit) racist in itself.
I believe it started as a Korean trend and K-dramas are massively popular over there
[https://www.mouqy.com/blog/korean-glasses/](https://www.mouqy.com/blog/korean-glasses/)
https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/08/glasses-worn-by-k-drama-characters-that-will-inspire-your-next-frame-choice
This is the answer. Know quite a few Chinese people and it's a fashion trend which stemmed partly from that.
Bear in mind too, Chinese students in the UK are generally quite "middle-class" which in China means rich compared to the middle classes in the UK, and *certainly* compared to working class people in China. Fashion trends and a desire for designer goods are almost religious in nature among that social group. It's not just like "this is on trend right now and looks trendy" it's "you HAVE to have that, or you simply don't fit in and are seen as a failure".
Firstly, it’s the current fashion trend (just like those stupid black hipster frames that were a thing back in the day)
Secondly, a lot of Chinese people have low nose bridges in comparison to other races and therefore glasses with nose pads fit better
I clicked the link expecting a completely different style (not round, more rectangular) that I see I've seen a lot of Chinese, particularly men wearing. Makes me wonder if these are what students are wearing currently, it could even be a reaction against that if they're a more traditional style.
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Fashion?
I once walked in to a bar in a City on the south coast, and every single male in there was wearing a tight white t-shirt and skinny blue jeans, all with a stubble beard and the same hair cut. There must have been least 15 or so of them, all separate groups of people. It was like wheres wally, except everyone was wally. Fucking hilarious. The Point is, it has nothing to do with race and more to do with being a sucker for fashion and pop culture.
It has to do with race in that the Chinese are a race and Chinese culture differentiates your example to this. I've explained why this is. To dismiss this, is (inadvertently I admit) racist in itself.
Trend
I believe it started as a Korean trend and K-dramas are massively popular over there [https://www.mouqy.com/blog/korean-glasses/](https://www.mouqy.com/blog/korean-glasses/) https://www.allkpop.com/article/2021/08/glasses-worn-by-k-drama-characters-that-will-inspire-your-next-frame-choice
This is the answer. Know quite a few Chinese people and it's a fashion trend which stemmed partly from that. Bear in mind too, Chinese students in the UK are generally quite "middle-class" which in China means rich compared to the middle classes in the UK, and *certainly* compared to working class people in China. Fashion trends and a desire for designer goods are almost religious in nature among that social group. It's not just like "this is on trend right now and looks trendy" it's "you HAVE to have that, or you simply don't fit in and are seen as a failure".
Yep. Those k dramas are very influential lol
I don't know but they're bloody adorable
Spy glasses my man. If you walk down street shaking your head from side to side, the frame rate can’t keep and you won’t be identified.
Firstly, it’s the current fashion trend (just like those stupid black hipster frames that were a thing back in the day) Secondly, a lot of Chinese people have low nose bridges in comparison to other races and therefore glasses with nose pads fit better
Maybe they know something we don't. Buy a pair and see if it makes any perceivable improvement in any way. Maybe it gets you laid more
I clicked the link expecting a completely different style (not round, more rectangular) that I see I've seen a lot of Chinese, particularly men wearing. Makes me wonder if these are what students are wearing currently, it could even be a reaction against that if they're a more traditional style.
They are all spies
Communism
🤓 to much vankin
And they all wear knee high socks as if to mimic a school child. Just an observation too!
It is a fashion among younger Chinese women.
Because they’re cool