Rob Henderson admits his first instinct to question Thai women's pale makeup was 'myopically Western.' He defaulted to assuming tanned skin = status because that's the signaling logic of UK beach culture. This is a reminder that we all interpret foreign status markers through the unconscious framework of our own culture, and the first reaction of confusion is usually a signal of our own blind spots.
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