On: I wish I was a little bit taller

[whatshisface]

If there was a surgery that made people look white, I wonder how many people would get it.

[voisin → whatshisface]

I have read that there are many things people do in Japan to lighten their skin as this is perceived as more beautiful.

[isthisthingon99 → voisin]

The reason is that tanned people got tanned because they had to work.

[blobbers → voisin]

Can confirm. Used to work on an early version of their "instagram" filters and one of the functions was to whiten skin.

[sliken → whatshisface]

"Asian blepharoplasty" creates an eyelid crease resulting in a larger and more symmetric, almond-shaped eye is apparently pretty common.

[teddyh → whatshisface]

Ask the star-bellied sneeches.