Khrushchev's words and his shoe banging

[Christopher A. Tessone]

This seems to be the case in eastern society in general--certainly it's
bad taste to show someone the bottoms of your feet in Korean culture.
Perhaps this is another case of Eastern rather than Western influence
on Russian culture?

Chris

On Friday, May 2, 2003, at 12:13  PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
>
> The NY Times had a sidebar explaining that the bottom of the shoe is
> considered dirty in Arab culture, so it is rude to show someone the
> bottom of your shoes, to wear your outdoor shoes inside a house or
> mosque, or to touch or strike someone with the bottom of your shoe...

--
Christopher A. Tessone
Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois
BA Student, Russian and Mathematics
http://www.polyglut.net/

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