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Life in Shanghai, China

Signs of a non-laborer

by emily on July 10, 2008

In China, it is desirable to show that you don’t have to do physical labor for a living. For example, pale skin is very important – some girls have even said that it’s the most important thing when determining how beautiful a girl is.

Another one of these signs is long nails. Many times taxi drivers will have a very long nail on their pinky finger. Jon S. sat next to a guy on a train with very long nails, and when he fell asleep Jon took a photo! I have no idea how people can keep nails this long – mine break off as soon as they are getting a little length.

Posted in China and fashion 3 years, 7 months ago at 3:51 PM.

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  1. Anonymous Nov 18th 2008

    Why only chinese,many other countries too believe same thing.


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