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Eurasian Invasion: Article From Time Magazine


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Good article from Time Magazine:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,106427,00.html

The article dates back to April 2001, but it's as relevant today as it was back then. Some snippets..............

Tata Young certainly knows how to let loose. Back in 1995, when she broke into Thailand's entertainment industry at the age of 15, the pert half-Thai, half-American singer was on the forefront of the Eurasian trend.

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Conforming to this new paradigm takes a lot of work. Lek, a pure Thai bar girl, charms the men at the Rainbow Bar in the sleaze quarters of Bangkok. Since arriving in the big city, she has methodically eradicated all connections to her rural Asian past. The first to go was her flat, northeastern nose. For $240, a doctor raised the bridge to give her a Western profile. Then, Lek laid out $1,200 for plumper, silicone-filled breasts.

Read the article:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,106427,00.html

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coffee1.gif Ok let's all go out and have a go at some DIY genetic engineering shall we?

Given this is the 2nd "Eurasian" thread you've started in as many days, can we assume you think your offspring's path through life will be smoother by virtue of aesthetics that are currently in vogue?

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Whenever I hear/read that everyone wants to look like an L-K, I just remind myself that some pretty sharp marketers/advertisers are always on the lookout for a girl with looks and a killer-smile like this:

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