Yappers, Do you have paper roses in your room?

Question

For ordinary workers in Riyadh, it is not everyday that you can
see fresh flowers.

One day, I saw from the "basura" a bunch of paper roses from our neighbor's apartment, that they are throwing away cuz they were moving. Picked them up, cleaned them, and now they decorate my
room. Gives me a semblance of nature in my room.

And this is why I just love paper roses. Definitely zero maintenance
cost, although most of the time, I forget they are there.

Don't you just love paper roses? No? Why not?

Answer 1

No, I don't. Sorry but I can't smell their sweetness if they are all made out of paper. They may be more colorful than the real ones but I like to touch, feel and smell real roses. I can understand if you can't have the genuine flowers over there but I am content with native roses or whatever is on hand. I am not particular as to its kind (American or native) as long as it's real and fresh. Also paper roses remind of a song - as unreal as the love of a woman for a man.

Answer 2

No paper roses in my room but you'll find dried roses between pages of several books that i have - that when you open them, the aroma that permeates the air reminds you of the scent of mga santong dasalan (statues of saints).



Right outside my window is a rosal (gardenia?) bush with flowers abloom all-year round, their fragrance slightly camouflaging the stench of my cigarette smoke.



Paper Roses

Words & Music by Janice Torre & Fred Spielman, 1955

Recorded by Anita Bryant, 1960 (#5); also by Marie Osmond, 1973 (#5)





G Am7 G G/F# D

I re - a - lize the way your eyes deceived me,



D7 Am7 D7 Cdim G

With tender looks that I mistook for love.



G G/F# Em Bm7-5 C C/B Am7 Am7/G

So take away the flowers that you gave me



D Am7 D7 Cdim G Am7 G

And send the kind that you remind me of.





Refrain:



G7 C C/B Am7 Am7/G G G/F# Em

Paper ro - ses, paper ro - ses;



G/B C C/B Am7 G

Oh how real those roses seem to be.



G7 C C/B Am7 Am7/G G G/F# Em

But they're on - ly im - i - ta - tion,



G/B Am7 Am7/G D7 D9 G

Like your im - i - ta - tion love for me.





G Am7 G G/F# D

I thought that you would be a perfect lover;



D7 Am7 D7 Cdim G

You seemed so full of sweetness at the start.



G G/F# Em Bm7-5 C C/B Am7 Am7/G

But like a big red rose that's made of pa - per,



D Am7 D7 Cdim G Am7 G

There isn't any sweetness in your heart.





Repeat Refrain:





Coda:



G/B Am7 Am7/G D7 D9 G

Like your im - i - ta - tion love for me.

Answer 3

We have paper, silk and plastic roses inside and real roses outside. Every now and then we bring real roses inside.

Anything that is artificial is not the same as something that is real. What sort of scent do paper roses have compared to the real thing.

Answer 4

None in my room, but I can always bring up the image and scent of roses when desired.



That reminded me, we used to make paper roses in elementary school (teacher's way of keeping us out of trouble). It gave me pleasure to see my creativity bloom (literally). Thank you for triggering the memory, sire.

Answer 5

Aref i can give you a whole vase of artificial red roses from my spare room. just like your paper roses they are zero maintenance and looks like real flowers



we had 5 lovely plants in our apartment but the Gulf heat had them yellow and wilting. so i rest my case and cherished my fake roses =D

Answer 6

Not exaclty paper... I think they're made of plastic. I have a vase of them on my computer table. ^_^



And yes, I guess a semblance of nature in a place that doesn't have much plants would be a relief for the eye. ^_^

Answer 7

I don't have one, but I got a "PAPER HOUSE" made by my 5 years old daughter and she give me before I leaved them last summer.

Answer 8

I prefer to see all flowers growing outside.

Answer 9

us too, it's not everyday that we can see fresh flowers, especially fall, and winter,,,



I don't say that I don't like paper flowers, but it's not my type...

Answer 10

I had one from Bubukaka

Answer 11

Err... no. ^_^"



I can get real ones anytime I want anyway.