J-Dub and Michael Owen

Never in my life have I been mistaken for a celeberty nor do I think I look particularly like any celeberty. But ever since I moved to Thailand I can't shake people coming up and saying that I look like the Newcastle United Striker Michael Owen.

Because I don't follow soccer on any level, I had no idea who this dude was. And to be honest I really didn't care until the seventh Thai mentioned the resemblance. That's when I thought I should do some research to make sure this dude wasn't some notorious sexual pedator that was wanted by the authorities. Well to my surprise, he's an international soccer star.

I really don't know how to feel about this. On the one hand, it's flattering because he's a pretty good looking guy. But on the other hand, he's way better looking. Let the pictures speak for themselves. I could make excuses like the lighting in Owen's photo makes him look better, or having spent all day in the sun, my lobster red face just doesn't compare to Owen's brozen tan. But I won't make excuses and instead capitualate to modesty.

What do you do in situations like this? The next time someone brings it up, should I pretend to be Michael's brother and delve into a witty fictional anecdote about how Michael used to wet his bed when he was young? Say thank you and smile in my best Owen impression?

~ J-Dub