international
The Toilet Tour
“So there were my brother and I smiling in front of toilets in a museum in England in the summer of ’87.”
(submitted by Marte)
Door Jammed
“We were all watching my youngest daughter play on her slip & slide. When she was finished, I sent her inside (I thought) and I stayed out to drain the slide.”
(submitted by Emma)
East German Style
“With relatives in West Germany (before the reunification in 1989), we were in the lucky position to get some Levi’s jeans or hot fake snakeskin pants.”
(submitted by Marcus)
Born This Way
“Our mom who is a photographer thought it was the cutest thing to wear tutus and pretend we were ballet dancers. She could force us to wear those and pose like that, but she can’t force our expressions!”
(submitted by Sinyie)
The Turcumcision
“In Turkey, they dress you up like a pimp and throw a huge party after you get circumcised.”
(via source)
Ride On
“A father is a most important person in our life. In this picture, father became a horse and said for me to ride… it’s a most memorable moment. I didn’t wanna to ride because of he is weak but father said “Don’t worry, I’m all right.”
(submitted by Abdul in Bangladesh)
Sore Loser
“This is my cousin and I at the races. We are the same age and were in the same class at school, so I always felt a little bit of rivalry with her. My older brother, my older sister and my younger brother all won the “Best Dressed” in their age/gender categories, but my cousin won in ours. I was so dirty on her for winning because not only did I have to put up with (what I saw as) her smugness, I also had to put up with my siblings teasing.
We are now in our 30’s, great mates, and think this photo is hilarious. Especially since my cousin admitted she was jealous of my hat and scrunchy socks (which were all the rage back then).”
(submitted by Lauren in Australia)
Green Day
“When I was 17 my parents thought it would be a good idea to take us all to pose for one of those glamour shots. This photo would of been a lot more awkward had I been allowed to wear my own make-up though maybe the glamour make-up and heavy air brushing adds to the uncomfortable.”
(submitted by Lia in Australia)
The Bare Necessities
“So my mum had seen these ‘naked family’ style of photos and she really really loved them. So off we went to the photographer to get our own nudie masterpiece done! Strangely enough, the photographer had absolutely no idea what mum meant so we ended up with this awkward as, seemingly naked family photo.”
(submitted by Courtney in Australia)
