ESCAPE BLOG

Forget the heady cosmopolitan vibes of your trendy European cities and head for the gritty excitement of the Middle East.

I love the exotic, intimidating and slightly weird Arab states; UAE for example takes some getting used to.  First, the miles and miles of desert sands are amazing – there’s nothing to compare in Europe. Ok, so there’s conflict in parts – so what? Don’t let that put you off, head for Cairo and see the amazing pyramids. Or visit Saudi Arabia for a teetotal trip and experience different cultures and lifestyles. [Read more]

Securing a spouse in the Middle Eastern states generally involves the male’s parents making a marriage proposal to the female’s parents; a very formal and traditional process that lends nothing to romance or courtship. Sex before marriage is unheard of. [Read more]

After warning women about circumcision facts, Scrivs asked “what should we look out for with the women?” Paul let the cat out of the bag with his “for non-European males hairy armpits can be a shocker. Think French or Greek.”

I feel that it is my obligation to try to write in detail what Paul started. Plus, yeah, it is good blog fodder.

I grew up switching loyalties when it comes to underarm care — shaving, waxing, plucking, etc. Everytime a new product came out, I tried it. As long as it promised to take underarm hair away. And as far as I know, almost everyone did the same. Someone even took the trouble of writing about the practice for women to remove these unwanted underarm hair.

In addition, female underarm hair has always been portrayed by media as scandalous. Heck, it even made the papers (not to mention, wikipedia) when Julia Roberts was caught unshaved.

When I went to Europe, I had to remind myself to close my mouth and not stare whenever I saw women raise their arms and see hair. Lots of hair. Grown freely. Wearing sleeveless shirts.

I cannot seem to find the real background WHY our society “demands” shaved armpits for women. And WHY most European (and Chinese, I found via google) women do not see the need to rid their underarm of hair.

Whatever the reasons are, Scrivs, be warned, there lies the difference… unshaved armpits in Women.