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Asian Nose

I had changed a few pair of glasses in the last couple of years, not only to get myself a new style but more because of the comfortability. It was so frustrating that the glasses always slipped down my nose, which was very inconvenient and wasn’t looking very elegant either.

Luckily, last year I walked into OPSM Silverdale (note: this is not an advertorial!) and explained my frustration to the lady on duty. After listening to me moaning about how uncomfortable my glasses were, she said to me, “Mmmm, I am sorry to say, and there is no offence intended… you have what we call an Asian nose.”

Of course, I didn’t feel offended at all (pretty sure she needed to say that to avoid breaching non-discrimination and minority rights). In fact, I am so pleased she has solved the mystery for me.

“With your Asian nose, you need to find glasses with a higher pad, which helps to sit on your nose without slipping down. The previous glasses you had were not for your nose shape, they are more for the Kiwis/Pakeha,” she added.

That explained why I didn’t have a problem finding comfortable glasses while I was living in Hong Kong, because, as the lady explained, Asian glasses are mostly distributed in Asia (obviously!).

The lady then helped me to look for all the glasses with an ‘Asian shape’ in the store, and I finally picked the glasses that can sit nicely on my nose.

This recalled an experience I had in Japan many years ago. I saw a pair of glasses I liked, with a very attractive price, plus I could collect the glasses with my prescription in an hour. I decided to give it a go. So, there I was, sitting in the eye test room, with myself who can only speak very basic Japanese and the optometrist, whose English is worse than my Japanese.

With lots of body language and hand gestures, the test went unbelievably smoothly. The optometrist was extremely happy to achieve something different from his day-to-day work, and we both agreed it was a fun experience.

Another proof that language is not the greatest barrier of communication.

See you next month!

Nita Wong

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