Culture is fun to study and really fun and surprising to note how others (mis)interpret yours.
This one is a little off-color so be warned. Funny, thought-provoking, but off-color.
We recently worked with some Afghan police and noticed that one policeman did not carry his own weapon or equipment. He had another man carry it for him. The boss had a beard. The bag man was clean shaven with a hint of eye shadow. I will leave unsaid any conjecture about their relationship. But we had it explained that the bearded men wear the pants and the clean-shaven ones take other roles.
In the US military beards are forbidden. Mustaches are allowed, but discouraged. Infantrymen look at guys with mustaches as undisciplined.
How do the Afghans look at us?
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