Ah, the customs of foreign cultures. They help you experience a whole range of emotions. Pity for the fools caught in this mess -- which they could have predicted ... and maybe avoided. Delight at the way natives write about their grief. Bewilderment that this continues to be "normal" despite the clear craziness involved. And joy ... pure joy ... that this is somebody else's problem, because no matter what the culture, you've got plenty of your own. Stories like this ... they never grow old.

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