Things that are made to look old, antique, or otherwise culturally authentic, but are in fact only a handful or years old at the most.
Like the old dinner plate someone tried to sell me in Beijing that they said was from the Tang Dynasty, or the old villages that have become tourist attractions, and are "restored to their original condition" but this time with a Dairy Queen.
Like the old dinner plate someone tried to sell me in Beijing that they said was from the Tang Dynasty, or the old villages that have become tourist attractions, and are "restored to their original condition" but this time with a Dairy Queen.
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Re: Fauxthentic
Sun, July 15, 2007 - 9:04 PM2. A person who claims to be genuine, but lives on a pyramid of lies. -
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Re: Fauxthentic
Sun, July 15, 2007 - 10:03 PMor a THRONE of lies. Whichever. :) -
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Re: Fauxthentic
Mon, July 16, 2007 - 6:16 AMFaux Painting - "I'm the boss, and you three, GET TO WORK!"
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