This is a very unflattering photo of my right arm. Not only is it well overdue for waxing (yes, women get their arms waxed regularly in Mumbai) it also has brown spots on it. As does much of my pale skin.
These spots aren’t unusual where I come from, but in India they’re a constant source of curiosity. What ARE they? Even my maid questioned me about it yesterday.
Well, of course, anyone with white skin knows they’re moles and freckles, mostly from sun damage. Why many Indians want white skin is totally beyond me, when it comes with unsightly problems such as this!
However, I really had to laugh recently when my concerned father-in-law asked if the dark spots on my skin were mosquito bites. Bless him.
As for my husband, he says to tell everyone “chand me bhi black hai“. There is also black in the moon. Bless him too!
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“white people are pigmentally challenged”
– Russell Peters
Ha! We so are!! Russell Peters is hilarious by the way. 8)
Ha! I always find it weird when the lady at the beauty parlour asks me if I want an arm wax!
In Europe I’m considered ‘dark’ because of my black hair and olive skin (and envied because I tan so easily!) whereas in India I’m considered ‘fair’! Everything is relative!
The arm waxing thing is bizarre… the only thing that my husband has ever suggested about my appearance (he’s normally extremely complementary) is to get my arms waxed (and now I’m totally converted to it)!! I must say, I’m quite envious of your colour too.
So is it common to not wax your arms at all in Europe? I understand if you have blonde hair and it kind of blends into your skin colour, but with dark hair too? Just curious!
I don’t really know, since I’m not European. But in Australia where I come from, no one waxes their arms even if they have dark hair.
Hi Sharell, I have two colors white and red, and that has never been a good thing in the US. However my husbands grandmother, Nanima, was very fair, and albeit never bashful about her preference for fair-skinned people. She had freckles all over her legs and arms. Whenever we would do mehndi, she would call me over to admire our freckles. It was such a weird experience for me the first time, because I had never seen my freckles as beautiful.
Amy, your husband’s grandmother sounds very wise. If only we all shared her attitude and admired how we were made — we’d feel so much better about ourselves.
Gosh! The thing about skin color irritates me too.. If u have seen my pic, you’ll notice im not very fair(fair according to Indian standards, not Oz
)..But every time um asked to apply honey,face-packs etc just to make my complexion lighter..Now does that even make sense??? I’m happy with myself, but such comments make me so damn conscious..Argghhh! :X
Sruthi, yes I have seen your pic, and I don’t think you’re dark! I would love to have your complexion. It’s all so ridiculous. I feel self conscious about my pale spotty skin, and you feel self conscious because you’re “dark”. All those face packs will do nothing… and even if they did make your face a shade lighter, your face would be lighter than the rest of your body, and would look silly! It’s a mad world.
“I really had to laugh recently when my concerned father-in-law asked if the dark spots on my skin were mosquito bites. Bless him.”
Hey Sharell…..this is one of the reasons(out of many reasons) why i like you. You talk about your in-laws in such a beautiful way all the time….
Bless you.
Aww, thanks Indian Pundit.
They’ve been so good to me, I couldn’t say anything but kind things about them. They really feel like an Indian version of my own family.
That’s so funny! I am glad to hear that freckles are admired by some, thanks Amy! I love this blog, this is the first time I have left a comment but this topic brings back so much funny Indian memories. I remember the first time I went to a salon in India (I wanted hair straightening) they kept offering me skin lightening treatment. Odd, I thought, as I am quite white. She then pointed at my freckles – “madame, sun damage!”. I laughed and explained that it isn’t really sun damage, I was just born with this colour in my skin. “Oh no Madame, so terrible, you have skin disease!”
Oh Molly, I can understand about the skin lightening treatment. I get offered skin whitening products in the supermarket all the time. One day, I questioned them because obviously my skin is white! Of course the reply came back, “for your spots madam”.
But skin disease. That’s a new one!
Hi Sharell,
We’ve emailed a few times, but this is my first comment on the blog.
I too am “blessed” with fair skin and freckles. My friend’s grandfather told me when I was little that freckles were angel kisses. That’s a new one to tell people
.
lol….!
May be if you habitually expose your skin to the Indian sun everyday(moderately) you won’t develop those spots, meaning they are due to the sudden “shock” of your skin being overexposed at random times. Just my 2 cents/paisa.
Madhu, I would love to but there’s another problem. The heat and humidity. With the exception of winter in Mumbai, sitting outside for a length of time leaves me in a sweaty horrible state. It’s a no win situation.
Hehe I’ve got them all over too, Sharell! You know, waxing scares me to death, but I’ve been shaving my arms since middle school. I always thought girls shouldn’t have hair on their arms. For me it’s just as smooth and lasts a pretty long time.
Your are could easily have been mine. I’m covered in freckles, even though I try to avoid the sun. They were a constant interest when I lived in Africa. Little kids would crowd around me and count them
They were also endlessly interested in why my skin turned from white to red if I got a sunburn, and why my arms were two different colors (paler under my sleeves, darker outside my sleeves). I used to tell them my skin was kind of like a chameleon, it changed colors easily.
Gosh, it really sounds like we’re a freckly, hairy bunch of western women!
It’s so good knowing that I’m not alone. And yes, even if I do get a tan, the underside of my arms remains white, which attracts comments too. Chameleon indeed.
Another thing is, I always wear sunscreen (or make up with sunscreen) on my face. Indians love to wash their face throughout the day in the hot weather, and wonder why I don’t. Because all my sun protection will come off and I’ll probably end up burnt! Evil, evil white skin!!
Sharell, You are not alone my friend I to have the same problems with my arms as well esp when I’m out in the sun or go to tanning beds I have had people make comments about how hairy my arms are and why are you arms covered with spots? You are so young! I think I will let the hair grow out on my arms and try getting them waxed I just as MDG dose I shave my arms I have really hairy arms for woman idk why but I have been shaving them and they are growing back thinner and less but none the less I’m going to try waxing them. Sharell you are not along with you fair skin and arms I’m right there with you!
Nickki, do wax your arms. If they’re hairy like mine are (I have dark hair and fair skin, it’s a bad combination!), it will really help. The hair actually takes a couple of months to grow back, and gets MUCH thinner each time. And the pain of waxing becomes less too.
I can’t bring myself to wax my legs (shaving only) but the arms I can do!
I love how your hubby likens you to something wonderous in the sky! Sweet
A few things…
Sharell, are freckles considered unattractive in Australia as well? I’ve never been accused of being unattractive because of my freckles. Freckles in the U.S. are considered “cute” and not something to be ashamed of…
My sister-in-law who is Indian has freckles. They look so sweet on her, they are across her nose.
Also, sun exposure actually increases freckles. I think someone suggested that you go into the sun to get rid of them but that will only make them more prominent.
Hi Clara, no, freckles are fine in Australia too. The sun is harsh in Australia, and most people spent a lot of time out in it so they will have some degree of spots on their skin. It’s very normal. I completely forget about my spot there!
I’ve only ever known one person who did anything about her arm hair, and that was a loooong time ago, but this has almost made me think about it
Everything stands out when your skin is pale…
Sharrell, do you wear sunscreen even for everyday outside activities? I used to burn really easily, but I’ve never used sunscreen on an everyday basis; do you tend to burn in the sun or tan?
Hi Meeka, I do wear sunscreen every day on my face but no anywhere else. If I’m going to be out for say longer than half and hour in bright sunlight initially, I will though. Otherwise I’ll burn. However, once I do get a little bit of a tan, I don’t bother because my skin doesn’t burn very easily then. Sunscreen on my face is a must every day though! The skin is delicate and prone to burning.
If you’re thinking about getting your arms waxed, I say, definitely do it! It hurts the first few times but takes a long time to grow back. The results are really worth it. I wouldn’t go back to having hairy arms again!
I am an Indian and have Psoriasis a skin disease all over my body.
I try to keep under control with Homeopathy.
But a foreign collegue(french expat) in India seemed interested in me, despite knowing about my skin condition.
When finally I mustered courage to ask her out on date after 15 months after I had left the organisation where she and I worked, she declined.
Then I proposed marriage and she neither accepted nor declined.
I am only puzzled, why would she signal interest despite knowing about my skin disease and then decline a date.
And I do not know what to make of her silence about my marriage proposal.
She has asked not to send any email messages or she would complain(possibly of harassment)
But if I was harassing, why would she signal interest for 15 months despite knowing about my skin condition(at least for 9 months after being informed of my skin condition)
Hi Psoriasis Patient, I’m sorry to hear about your situation. See, the thing about us foreigners is that we come across as very friendly and this is often interpreted in the wrong way. We even smile at strangers and say hello sometimes! This can give Indians the totally wrong impression, unfortunately. Is there anything in particular that she did to indicate that she might be interested in you romantically, or was she just being really friendly?
Hi,
I am an Indian girl who has grown up in India and moved to live in the US at the age of 27 -2 yrs back. I worked for 5 years in India (Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore) so that does give me a good perspective of things from the INdian side.
Psoriasis Patient, your understanding of our ‘culture’ or even office interactions is highly incorrect of how our country is today. While working, I used to go out for lunch or sometimes for a movie (in a group though) with male colleagues pretty often -that was not supposed to be a date. Frankly though, if someone asked me out on a date and I refused and after a few months he proposed marriage, I would have been totally freaked out as well.
Being friendly to a male colleague does not mean that a girl is interested romantically in you. Even if a girl (I am talking about Indian girls here and I am pretty sure this goes for all girls -even foreigners staying in India) likes you, she would evaluate you over a series of meetings and outings before thinking of something like marriage.
Please don’t portray an incorrect image of our culture to people. What you are saying might hold true for really small and conservative cities like Vizag, Kanpur, etc….but in any other place, things are exactly how I described. Trust me, I worked in 4 different cities and always had good friends among male colleagues -some of whom I knew were interested in me, but then I always treated them with friendship only since I did not find what I was looking for in a man in any of htem..I did in a friend who I met over the internet and later got to know over a period of 4 years -before he and I both felt we were ready to get married.
What Sharell said is also true -non Indians are usually very friendly. It’s difficult for us Indians to really figure out when that friendly behaviour is just that or something more. A couple of times I have become uncomfortable with the level of friendliness shown by 2 American men here -bringing the topic of my husband in to the conversation has, however, always helped. If they continued to be friendly, all was good and in one case, one guy more or less stopped pestering me to play tennis (I know!) with him so that was good as well
I understand that your shyness might give you a different perspective of things but please do understand that no woman who is independent and working would ever consider a marriage proposal unless she knew you really really well as a friend.
Oh dear,
I married my husband after 2 dates & 4 emails.
Whatever does that say about my culture?
Tamasha-ji,
I think your husband liked you because you must be making
him laugh all the time with your funny, sometimes sarcastic
comments.
You are the official comedian on this website, did you not know that? -:)
But – 4 emails and 2 dates – that is too long!!
In the movie Vivah (A journey from engagement to marriage)
Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao talk for less than 4 minutes(for the first time in their life) and then
they both agree to the marriage (only one date – less than 4 minutes!!). Yes this really happens in some marriages!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIZpNEQfHF8
[ found it after a quick search]
Just for fun(and as proof), watch from from 1 minute mark to the 5 minute mark of that 9 minute video (it has english subs – so you will know what they are saying)
He asks her if she believes in prayer and what books she likes .
She asks him almost nothing (she is the hostess). That is it!!
We Indians have a really silly culture
J,
‘Behaving friendly’ should not be mistaken for real friendliness.
Friends are those who don’t leave you when you are going through a bad phase – not those who smile and say things they do not mean.
For example ‘nice to meet you!’, how are you? etc.
LOL
I have a European(russian) friend and he and his wife yell at me sometimes (they are my best friends), but they do it for my own good when I take a wrong decision(personal or career related) – even if it does not concern them. They even call me a ‘zygote’ because according to them I behave as if I was born yesterday -:)
But these are true friends – because they would rather have me get angry at them than see me get hurt because of some bad decision I make.
As far as the intentions of Americans go, based on my experience
they sometimes assume that it is a date and treat it as such – in fact in India if I ask a friend (female) if we can have coffee – she will not assume that I am asking her for a date. She will take that literally – he wants to have coffee and talk with me. In America, they usually assume it is a date(unless more than two people are involved) so it becomes very awkward when you go out with them thinking it is not a date and they think it is a date.
So be careful
Sorry to hear about your skin condition.
I agree with Sharell. Smiling etc. should not be taken literally.
It does not mean she likes you. Maybe she just smiles at everyone.
On the other hand, even if you ask her out for coffee and even if you feel you are being friendly and it is not a date(not true in your case),
she will assume you are asking her for a date – in Indian culture we take some things literally and some not literally as far as relationships go. (for example asking for coffee = asking out for coffee, nothing else but smiling = she likes me)
But you should stop asking her again and again. It IS harassment!!
If she went as far as saying that she will complain, then that means
she feels annoyed at your behavior. If she wanted to go out with you,
she would have said yes the first time itself. Most western women are very frank – they are not like Indian women who want to say yes, but say no – just to show you that they are hard to get.
So my advice is to please leave this poor lady alone – she does not seem interested (she is not playing hard to get).
OOPS!! I just realized he asked that question in 2010
LOL
“freckles positive” here too:)))))))))) but I think they are super cute:)))))) anyway you are a beautiful woman dear Sharell. Sometimes some indian ladies jealous on the white skin colour of a western woman are pointing to “those dark spots” on her skin, naming it disease
))))))))))))))))
@ Psoriasis Patient
If she declined a date, you shouldn’t have proposed marriage, that can really creep someone out. Also, 15 months is a long time for someone to change their minds. If you were so convinced she was interested in you, you should have made your approach a lot sooner.
Sending emails to pester someone on an issue is harassment. I think it’d be better if you just give her up as a lost cause and move on. Life is too short to stop and pine over one woman who might have shown an interest in you at some point of time.
Abdullah.
Well my skin condition was not adequately good for me to approach earlier, so I had to wait 15 months to make a move.
Sharell
I am not a friendly person by nature – I am more reserved sort. In fact though we sat opposite each other we did not so much share a lunch break.
And yes there was enough to indicate romantic interest. I cannot exactly describe what she did, but women do signal interest, I am sure you understand.
Abdullah.
I come from a culture that does not date. We marry or we keep entirely off opposite sex. So proposing marriage was more natural for me, asking out on a date was alien to my culture.
Yet I did ask her out on a date, keeping in view the culture she came from.
And proposing to some one who does not go out on date is not such a big issue. On the contrary asking out some one a date is so alien to Indian culture.
And in my reply to my marriage proposal it seemed she was annoyed on my provocative emails.
And she could certainly decline marriage proposal as she declined date.
Any way I did not pester her with email either about date or marriage, but innocous emails, that she chose to entirely ignore.
Any case, I could even argue that signalling interest for 15 months despite knowing about my skin condition is also harassment.
What is right for goose is right for gander.
white people are pigmentally challenged”
– Russell Peters
What a comma can do….
White people are pig, mentally challenged
- Psoriasis Patient
@ sharrell,
“Why many Indians want white skin is totally beyond me, when it comes with unsightly problems such as this! ”
Actuallly the kind of fairness Indian woman wants is totally different from the whiteness of caucasian person like you.
The Indian Idea of fairness is totally different from west.Also Indian woman want to be fair but not WHITE.
If you ask Indian women , this question ,that what kind of fairness you want ,like western girl or something like aishwarya or kareena ..
Most of the Indian woman will prefer fairness of Indian type..not the western..!!!
though freckles beeing cute is very alien Idea for India.
There are only three races – Caucasian, Mongloid, Negroid.
If Indians are not Mongloid and not Negroid, they must perforce be Caucasian.
But perhaps Indians are Negroid, considering that some Indians are so black.
But perhaps Indians are Caucasians considering that some Indians are so white.
Some Indians, especially in North East India are most certainly Mongloid
India thus has been a nation that has all races – Caucasian, Negroid, Mongloid for thousands of years.
“There are only three races – Caucasian, Mongloid, Negroid.
If Indians are not Mongloid and not Negroid, they must perforce be Caucasian.
But perhaps Indians are Negroid, considering that some Indians are so black.
But perhaps Indians are Caucasians considering that some Indians are so white.”
Actually three races have been determind by scientist not just based on the skin color but on the basis of skull and bone structure…
Scientist have great difficulty in determing the exact race of Indians under those three classification..some says Indians should be althogether a different race.
Negroid of africa are very diffrent from the people from south India and only the skin color is same , but most of their charateristic of genes is similar to that of north indians…
And genetics of North Indian is more or less similar to Cacausian but still the hair and eye color is so different ….
Its still unresolved mystery if ARYAN invaded India….the solution of this mystery will resolve many issues regarding the race of India.
to Mohit Gupta
you are wrong dear, is not necessary to tell Sharell that indian women dont like her “kind of fairness” because in fact indian women like all possible types of fairness, and I know this bcs I was working in a research department for a company that is making face products in India, Sharell dont have to worry, she looks gorgeous but because she is so modest she gives u the chance to pretend u have a Phd in “fairness” and u know what indian women want regarding fairness………funny
I agree with Mohit Gupta. Pasty white skin with freckles and warts is definitely not what Indian women are after. As for the skin whitening creams, they are used for removing tans from peachy complexioned or wheat complexioned women’s skins. Also, fairness creams can only do so much: they cannot turn a dark skinned person into a white skinned person. In fact, I know of some white girls who bleach their skin to get rid of freckles. The problem with “white” people is that they desperately try to criticize and belittle people of other races in order to claim their “superiority” so to speak. Yeah, keep telling yourselves that.
@Indian Girl-
You wrote & I quote -
‘Pasty white skin with freckles and warts is definitely not what Indian women are after.’
When did warts come into this topic? What do warts have to do with white skin?
‘As for the skin whitening creams, they are used for removing tans from peachy complexioned or wheat complexioned women’s skins. Also, fairness creams can only do so much: they cannot turn a dark skinned person into a white skinned person.’
Have you seen the ads for ‘Fair & Lovely’. ‘Fair & Handsome’ or Garnier Power Light fairness creams? They seem to suggest some dramatic changes in skin tone & social mobility with their use.
Social Mobility? Tamasha the finance minister and defense minister of India, P Chimambaram is incredibly dark. He may be incompetent, but his skin color has not barred him from being one of the most successful people in India, so is the head of INFOSYS.
I think Indian girl put it far ruder than she should have. There is nothing wrong with freckles as that is the way God has made white people like. I think what she was trying to say is that Indian “fairness” is light brown, not WHITE, like some Irish and Scottish women are.
I think light brown is the colour everyone wants to be — whether or not they have white or dark skin. Hence the reason why us whities bake ourselves in the sun and use fake tan, and darker people use fairness creams.
Dear julya..
Sharell is definitely a very sweet , beautifull and gorgeous woman.I really dont have doubt about it.I will never ever say anything thing which hurt anyone.
Frankly my intention was just to elaborate my experience of Indian females which is based on the views of my cousins-sisters relatives, friends and other Indian females I know.
I am not a Phd really and really dont want to be one and dont wanted to pretend be one. I am sorry if you guessed so.I am here to share my thoughts with persons of different cultures and countries.And
Dear julya..
Sharell is definitely a very sweet , beautifull and gorgeous woman.I really dont have doubt about it.I will never ever say anything thing which hurt anyone.
Frankly my intention was just to elaborate my experience of Indian females which is based on the views of my cousins-sisters relatives, friends and other Indian females I know.
I am not a Phd really and really dont want to be one and dont wanted to pretend be one. I am sorry if you guessed so.I am here just to share my thoughts with persons of different cultures and countries.And I am not somoone who wid like to atke advantage of some ones modesty…infact Modesty is the the best trait of human persoanlity ,which fascinates me and I admire sharell for that..
But having said all that, I still believe what I said about the preference of Indian female about the kind of fareness.
Please dont take me wrong julya
Hi Sharrell! im also full with freckles… when i was young at school some kids would tease me saying me that i looked dirty with all those spots in my face! lol.. but now i consider them as part of my charm…:)
@ Rubi, “…but now i consider them as part of my charm…”
For every 10 guys that hit on you, if at least 8 of them are white men, then your freckles are indeed part of your charm. Otherwise, you would be saying it to feel good about yourself!
@ Mohit Gupta, “…I will never ever say anything thing which hurt anyone…”
Then you would be dominated by the people like me. And really, Guptas were the dominant rulers of pre-Hindustan, what happened to that domination?
@Rubi, “but now i consider them as part of my charm…:)”
I had a friend who had them all over she cheeks and nose. I used to envy her! I think it gives you character, which I find terribly charming!
@Amit, “Otherwise, you would be saying it to feel good about yourself!”
I can’t believe you said that. The whole point IS to feel good about yourself. I am no freckly expert, but the presence or absence of “confidence” will definitely determine how attractive people find you.
Sharell you write so very well. I am really impressed by the way u convey things in a subtle manner. Long live lady and God bless you too
RGV
@ Amit bhai….
If you are really worth to be dominated by , then I will be happy with that fact that I am beeing dominated by a mighty person
Any way , I really dont think I have to hurt someone to dominate….I can dominate poeple by beeing nice to them and and still not let anyone dominate me
And also ,thanks for mistaking Gupta Dynasty to compare with my caste i.e. Gupta But actually Chadragupta Maurya ,who started that Golden are of Gupta Dynasty was not Baniya , but Maurya and That was a kshatriya caste and not a Baniya.
>India thus has been a nation that has all races – Caucasian, Negroid, >Mongloid for thousands of years.
Maybe indians are a fourth race –INDIANOID
anyway, there is no scientific basis for race,
nothing so far yet..
Every time in a beauty parlour, I get offered bleach treatment…I guess being fair with dark hair, they think I must be using it regularly
There IS a scientific basis for race. If you take 100 people of different races and cluster them in a group, you will be able to group the people by their races, whether you believe in the existence of ‘races’ or not. Race is one of the most obvious characteristics of a person, that doesn’t require any social conditioning to distinguish.
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And of course, in medical sciences, racial genotypes determines a person’s response to a drug, susceptibility to disease and survival to adverse conditions. For instance, Slavic people have a very high tolerance to alcohol, are very susceptible to tropical diseases and a high survivability in harsh environments.
@Sam and @Amit Desai
Owing to the sheer imbalance in creation itself, races do exist. However, Holy Men would prefer to call it “diversity”….but trust me, it’s a sham. It’s because of this “diversity” or imbalance as I prefer to call it, we have a class of totally repulsive creatures……and they are called nerds. Like myself.
The funny thing is that everytime two or more races mix, a whole new race is born. So it kind of goes on and on and on.
Acknowledging the existence of different races doesnt mount to bias. Race is certainly a distinguishing feature when it comes to us humans. The thing gets ugly when people( of a certain race), out of sheer ignorance of human anatomy and physiology, begin to feel that they are more entitled to life than the other races.
@ Doctor Death, “…The thing gets ugly when people( of a certain race), out of sheer ignorance of human anatomy and physiology, begin to feel that they are more entitled to life than the other races…”
Um, it’s the very knowledge of human anatomy and physiology that make people more arrogant. Dogs are quite ignorant about dog’s anatomy. Have you seen a dog discrimating another dog due to the ignorance (or knowledge as I call it) of dog’s anatomy?
Again, do people really discriminate due to the knowledge or due to the ignorance? (I am bringing you back to my realm of “dual experiences as being single” and viceversa). Think more, and the world would make less sense to you.
I dont have freckles but I found that people always commented on my beauty marks while I was in India. [from wiki: "For a mole to be considered a "beauty mark" it is generally less than a centimeter across and not protuberant or polypoid."] They dont come and go with the sun and are not skin damage but something that is just always there. All the people in my office in Mumbai thought they were very strange and a few thought that I had somehow purposely put them there myself. I found it very strange all the things that they didnt seem to know about. I bruise easily so whenever I would get one they would freak out and want to know what that spot was bc apparently they had never seen the multiple colors that bruises take on while they heal. It was all very fun to learn and share such things that eachother didnt know about.
@Amit Desai
I am sure French poodles and Chihuahuas would consider themselves a class apart had their intelligence evolved like ours.
“Again, do people really discriminate due to the knowledge or due to the ignorance? ”
I see where you’re coming from. But the thing is, racism stems from ignorance. And thats because at the core of it is the idea that a select group of human beings are to be considered as an inferior class because of their ethnicity….or lets say for the sake of simplicity, skin colour. And who categorise them? Other humans who consider themselves to be greater mortals, also because of the colour of their skin.
Its part ignorance and part ego. See why I refer to diversity as imbalance?
I am an Indian woman and my idea of beauty is Kareena Kapur.Juliya you are completely totally wrong about us. But it does not mean that I dont find Sharell beautiful.But u juliya have not really understood Indian woman at all.
Hi Sharell,
To be honest I also use to think about these spots found in the skin of whites.But during my stay in Melbourne one of my Australian friend explained me.
Hi Meghana, you must’ve seen lots of spotty people in Melbourne too! I’m glad that you got a good explanation about it.
I just wonder why so much fuss is made about a person’s physical attributes. And what I wonder about more is……..it seems to be everyone else’s business hence the invading questions. Is it concern they are showing or are they satisfying their curiosity? Why so much inquisitiveness? Just let people be.
Oh my gosh! That is wonderful and funny! I love to find out new things about races and cultures I didn’t know before. I LOVE that you had to explain your freckles! That’s just so sweet!
Great story!
Hey Bhagwan ! and I only came accross people who worship fair skin ! I want them to read this post . By d way u have a very interesting blog ! very tongue in cheek ! pls keep up d good work !
I saw the photo and went “Nice Legs”! LOL
I had a friend ask if I turn the colour of my freckles if I’m in the sun too long! She had to wait for me to stop laughing before I could say no.