Comfort: some things just don’t cross cultures

A new craze has hit Japan – earcleaning. You can go to an earcleaning parlor and have a pretty girl clean your ears with a stick. Sound kinky? Well, they emphasize the fact that there is no “hanky-panky” going on, and that people really do just enjoy getting their ears cleaned. It reminds them of their childhood, the way biscuits and gravy and cholesterol remind me of mine.

I’ll stick to biscuits and gravy, thank you, and hold the earwax.

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  1. Matt says:

    Disturbing…. No further thought needed.

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