Exposed Midriffs and Douchey Beards

Given the gravity of my recent posts, I think it’s time to lighten things up a bit.  Fellow scholar and friend Megan talks a lot about her best male friends in Africa (did anybody ask to see Leon Phelps?).  However, I think I have seen a phenomenon that her pursuers in Senegal would appreciate.  I think I’ll deem it the “shirts up dudes.”  This uniquely SE Asian phenomenon- I’ve seen it in Thailand, Burma, Lao, Cambodia, and Vietnam.  My friend, Bryceson, also says it exists in India.  I’m certain it also exists in China, though.  These, shall we say, shapely lads love to cool off by lifting their shirts.  They don’t take them off, as that would simply be indecent.  They hike their shirts up just over their bellies.  If you’re lucky enough, the lad you’ll see has a beer belly.  It’s fairly impressive, and it never fails to cause Shara to giggle.  Nothing says, “Hey, ladies, yeah, I’m available.  Looking’s for free, touchin’s gonna cost ya’,” like a man standing around with his belly hanging out.  I must caveat this by stating it is not solely the intellectual property of the belly-endowed man.  Oh no, even young men love to show off their glory.  In this case, I get it, you’ve got some abs.  You go, boy!

Oh Yeah!!!  Chillin' on the street with my belly hanging out! 

...and finally!!!!  BEARDS!

Ten days of playoff beard.  In honor of Megan, "Go Bruins!" Actually, my buddy Bryceson started growing his when he started traveling from India, so I followed suit when we met up in Vietnam.  Man, that thing was itchy, don't know how my dad has done it for the past 36 plus years.  That's dedication. 

During my shave to come home- no, ladies, that's not NSYNC's Joey Fatone, that's me!  Super Douchey.  Shaved shortly thereafter.