But they do! She had a normal kitchen counter and a table and stools in
her kitchen but she did all of the vegetable chopping and dish washing on
the floor. I would guess it's because that's the way her mother used to do
it ;-)
Tina
On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> When I see this image of the woman stooping over to wash the dishes I'm
> reminded of a story that I heard so long ago that I can't testify as to its
> source or veracity or the accuracy of my memory in retelling it.
>
> Anyhow, the story, as I recall it, was of a tribe in Africa where the
> older women had a permanent stoop. Supposedly this was from sweeping their
> huts. All of the women used a form of broom that had a very short handle.
> It was used one-handed stooped over as is the woman washing the dishes.
> Had they never envisioned a two-handed broom with a long handle to avoid
> stooping? Why do these Vietnamese not have something akin to a sink or at
> least some higher level work surface?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> On 10/6/2014 6:31 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
>
>> PESO:
>>
>> On the floor, in cold water:
>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/image/157722851
>>
>> C&C greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Tina
>>
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