2007-01-29 11:11:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
It's a custom to say cheese because it causes the mouth to open in a nice way, kind of smiling, with the teeth showing a little bit but not too much. Not a demand, just a custom.
2007-01-29 11:14:09 · answer #1 · answered by Joni DaNerd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As others have said it makes you look like you're smiling... although personally I find it's often a very fake smile! I've gotten much better results just asking for a smile rather than cheese, and the best is often taking pictures unexpectedly. Occasionally you'll get someone who just turned away or has their mouth wide open in exclamation or whatever but in general those are the pictures that capture the people at their best, in a natural way. And with digital camera's you can just click 'delete' if you got the wrong moment & try again!
2007-01-29 12:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by Sheriam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it makes your mouth kind of smile if you say cheese but also I think it is a warning that the person is just about to push the button to take the picture so that your not caught off guard.
2007-01-29 11:38:38 · answer #3 · answered by whoknows? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the mouth movement to say cheese kinda makes a smile.
2007-01-29 11:14:00 · answer #4 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't demand they ask you because it gets you to smile. How can you not smile when you say the word cheese.
2007-01-29 13:28:29 · answer #5 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proper diction for the word "cheese" requires one to display their teeth.
A cheesy smile for the camera, but a smile nonetheless.
2007-01-29 12:12:37 · answer #6 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when you say cheese it makes your face smile a little bit
2007-01-29 11:53:13 · answer #7 · answered by definitivamente06 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz tyhe word makes your mouth form a smile
2007-01-29 14:26:55 · answer #8 · answered by Kayla M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because, for those who won't or don't like smiling, it makes their faces look as though they are.
2007-01-29 11:15:26 · answer #9 · answered by Alwyn C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they want you to open your mouth & show your teeth. go on try it. It's a big wide grin.
2007-01-29 11:33:49 · answer #10 · answered by Sandi Beach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋