It's from this book called "The Power of Gestures". Since, I'm not really doing any assignments, to heck with APA citations.
Page 11-12,
Author Helen Colton, in her book
The Gift of Touch (Seaview/Putnam, 1983), graphically descibes how different cultures react with varying gestures. In this case, she poses an embarrasing situation and tells how various people around the world would react. The situation: You suddenly come upon a strange person in her bath. The varied reactions of that woman would be as follows:
- A Mohammedan woman would cover her face. (not a bad idea, Dun let anyone recognise u!!)
- A Laotian woman cover her breasts. (normal reaction la..)
- A Chinese woman before the Revolution would hide her feet. (der.. what for??)
- In Sumatra, the woman would conceal her knees. (I dun really get this one... -_-''')
- In Samoa, she would cover her navel. (Hmm... Interesting)
- In the Western world, she would cover her breasts with one arm and her genital area with the other hand. (Haha.... Funny la..)
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Which one would u choose? As a girl living in the country called Common sense. Haha.. Guess what I'll do?
Ans:
Jus turn around and face the other way la. Haha.. If u're really ashamed of ur butt, den cover ur butt. haha.. Turn around den no one would really see anything lor.... Hahahaha.... It's all in the country of common sense la........
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I prefer playing music to dancing. I feel stupid when I'm dancing. Really weird. Sigh.. I hope I wont make a fool out of myself on 30 September 2007.
Haha.. Lol.. It wonders me how my turning up at the practice can amaze so many ppl.. I'm so honoured... (takes a deep bow) Will do my best.... To turn up at practices.. :D