Except for Anthony Bourdaine, according to your post.tattuchu wrote:Oh, sure. I'm not saying it isn't. I'm just saying that with regular cleanings (and nothing else), our teeth over here aren't yellow.mistermack wrote:Ha, that's bollocks. Whitening teeth is a big market in the US.tattuchu wrote:Naw, I'm not talking about teeth bleaching. Just cleaning. Over here, we get our teeth cleaned and polished every six months. No bleaching, no whitening. Just cleaning. But now look at this photo of Anthony Bourdain:
Unless this is just bad lighting in the shot or something, this guy's teeth are horrifically yellow by American standards. And not celebrity standards. Just everyday standards.
I looked him up, and he's American, and wikipedia says this about him :
Being that heavy on cigarettes and coffee will stain your teeth. Whether you are American or anything else.Wikipedia wrote: He has been known for being an unrepentant drinker and smoker.[citation needed] In a nod to Bourdain's (at the time) two-pack-a-day cigarette habit, renowned chef Thomas Keller once served him a 20-course tasting menu which included a mid-meal "coffee and cigarette": a coffee custard infused with tobacco, together with a foie gras mousse.
I don't criticise anybody for having something done about staining. Wherever they come from.
It's when they bleach their teeth to an unnatural shade of white, and think that it makes them look cool, that I find it a bit pathetic.
On the subject of the optical illusion of white teeth against a dark skin, I found this on the web :
Believe it or not, both squares are the same shade.
