Just tradition I guess?
2007-12-01 12:44:16 · 45 answers · asked by take me to the kittens 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Ya but i hate seeing cheese cuz the camera always catches u saying it so u look horrible in the picture
2007-12-01 12:46:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mateo 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
While making the vowel in the word "cheese" a person will often spread his/her lips, giving the impression of a smile. So it's a way to approximate a smile for the picture.
2007-12-01 19:15:26 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the "ee" sounds makes your mouth form a smile.
Since people expect the photographer to say "cheese" often the photographer - if they can be original at all - will come up with a random word that you don't expect, producing a REAL smile. Not a cheesy one. (Pun intended, actually. I know, I'm groaning too.)
2007-12-01 12:47:41 · answer #3 · answered by Maybur 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally it was a reference to 'cut the cheese'. No one can resist a smile at that sort of thing, especially in a semi-formal setting as a portrait picture. Soon, it was just 'cheese', and inevitably its original meaning became lost in the mist. Well, not the mist, okay, because that seems to graphic. Lost in time.There. Better.
2007-12-01 12:48:47 · answer #4 · answered by Sarrafzedehkhoee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People say 'cheese' because when you pronounce the 'ee' part in 'cheese', your mouth ends lift up, therefor making you smile. But you COULD say it with your teeth gritted. Whoever thought of that must have been hungry...=D
2007-12-01 13:19:45 · answer #5 · answered by Farah H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stand in front of a mirror and slowly say "cheese". You almost have to smile to say the word. That is the object: to get people to smile, not frown.
2007-12-01 12:47:10 · answer #6 · answered by Nothingusefullearnedinschool 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because their faces would look wierd if they said crackers instead...OR maybe it traditionally started off as "say Jesus" and then people had a hard time hearing so they thought they said cheeses and t hen people shortend it.....ya know like a game of telephone in a couple decades it'll be..."say knees"
2007-12-01 14:01:58 · answer #7 · answered by Princess Consuela B. Hammock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tradition, but to get a smile... say cheese and pay attention to the shape your mouth forms.
2007-12-01 12:46:51 · answer #8 · answered by cmomma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is from the olden days, they used to say cheese and then the kids thought that was funny so they laughed, and they got their pictures taken laughing with big nice smiles on their faces.
2007-12-01 12:46:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They say "Cheese" because when you say it your mouth makes a smile. So instead of waiting for the camera, you can wait while saying CHEESE! =]
2007-12-01 12:46:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋