"The Padaung tribe of Burma considered a long neck beautiful. About
age 5, girls were introduced to the first neck ring. As they grew, rings
were added. Their shoulders were pushed down, making the neck look
longer. Also, this showed off the family's valuable metal rings,
indicating wealth...A fully stretched neck was between
10-15" long! A woman could not drink from
a cup, because tipping her head back would
overbalance her and she would fall! She could
only drink from a straw. And forget looking
at the sky! If a woman offended her tribe, her
rings were cut off and she would choke to
death, unless someone held her head up!
Families passed the tradition down. A long neck was a way to attract good husbands
"
WOW, just WOW
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111742/neckstretching.htm
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