Cultures I Would Not Thrive In
Add to the ever-growing list: The Hmong, China’s second largest ethnic minority.
I think you’ll agree that my justifications are understandable after reading this excerpt from NPR:
In a clearing surrounded by mountains in southern China’s Yunnan province, members of the Miao are celebrating the new year with the Flower Mountain Festival. Would-be lovers court each other through song. Legend has it that the Miao’s distinctive piercing tones carry far in order to attract distant partners outside their own kin.
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“Han Chinese don’t sing mountain songs,” he says. “They look at a partner’s talents, their figure, their weight, their family property, etc. But we find a partner through singing. Even if someone is very ugly, the main thing is if they can sing, then they might be able to show love. People who are too good-looking just love themselves.”
The women would run from me in mass. Children would wail and cry in fear. The men would gather pitchforks and torches and pursue me into the far flung regions of the Gobi Desert until my gravely, almost-tone-deaf voice was silenced forever.
So, the current “Cultures that Christopher Wouldn’t Thrive In” list looks something like this:
- Indian Bollywood
- African American Gospel
- North American Polyamorist Pod
- Any American High School Theater Department
- The Polar Bear Club
- Pentecostal (Snake Handlers)
- Jediism
And the beat goes on.
June 25th, 2007 in Current Events |
