We've been doing this for years at our summer cottage in Vermont. There are numerous little fish among the tall grass near the shore, and they will surround our feet and begin nibbling if we stay still long enough. It tickles quite a bit. They are so tiny, though, it would take them quite a while to pick off all of the dead skin. I'm sure there are more efficient ways of exfoliating, but perhaps they are not as fun.
This story was on the web last year around this time. I guess some things make the rounds more than once on the internet.
In the United States, the term "oriental" has connotations of the British Empire and of a time when some people in Europe saw the saw the East as backwards and exotic. I don't think that "oriental" is an offensive word in Europe, but activist in the U.S. discouraged use of the word beginning in the 1970s. When I hear the word "oriental," I definitely think of the 19th century and of a eurocentric and racist world view. I know some Asians who are offended by the word "oriental" and some who are not. And some who have no idea what the word means, since they have never heard it before.
Are you equally upset about the usage of Latino instead of Hispanic? Latino is the politically correct word for those from Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking cultures. The term Hispanic is taken as an insult by some people from South and Central America, since it has connotations the Spanish conquest. I guess the key is to not remind people of a time in which their native country was invaded and their people were forced to live under oppressive foreign rule. Seems sensible to me.
This story was on the web last year around this time. I guess some things make the rounds more than once on the internet.
Are you equally upset about the usage of Latino instead of Hispanic? Latino is the politically correct word for those from Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking cultures. The term Hispanic is taken as an insult by some people from South and Central America, since it has connotations the Spanish conquest. I guess the key is to not remind people of a time in which their native country was invaded and their people were forced to live under oppressive foreign rule. Seems sensible to me.
Did I win? Do I get a prize? How about dinner at the Union Oyster House.
"Out of pocket"