Steve and I were chuckling about a comment I have received quite a few times since coming back to Nicaragua. I've been told quite a few times, and loudly, Look how fat you are!
It's good to remember that here in Nicaragua, a fat woman is a beautiful woman. But can you imagine somebody telling you that in the US? Even though lots of women think it, hardly ANYONE would dare tell their friend, You're getting fat! without risking a slap in the face, or worse, social excommunication, unless you are really close. It just goes to show that beauty is relevant and very cultural.
So that's good news for you ladies! Even if in american culture you are not beautiful, there is some culture that thinks you are. Then I remembered the verse in Proverbs that states that beauty is only skin deep, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
small and big details of our life in the U.S. after life overseas
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If beauty is only skin deep, then does that mean the beauty of some knows no boundaries? lol
(sorry...couldn't resist!)
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