Sunday, February 12, 2012

Various Indian perspectives on body hair

-First noticed on billboards: there's one we see many places around the city that depicts the backs of a man and woman sitting on the beach. The man has lots of hair on his shoulders and back. Unexpected, but apparently body hair on dudes is cool here.


-During the time of the fashion show, the Indian girls were shocked to learn that it was not normal in American for women to wax their arms. Kelsey and I looked at their arms: smoother than a baby's bottom. We got a little self-conscious.


-Later, we brought up the last scenario at dinner. Kakima told us about a weird traditional Indian home remedy that she received as a baby: rub hot coconut oil onto the baby's arms, legs, and pits, and hair will never ever grow. 

I'd trust her on that one. The woman is flipping hairless. 

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