(294) Crime and Punishment. "When in Tibet, do as the Tibetans do"
On April 10th 2023 my wife commented to me re the Dalai Lama getting himself into trouble by having asked a kid to suck his tongue. It struck me as fantastically improbable he would do anything immoral with a child and it was probably just something considered not all that improper in Tibet. Dalai Lama: Religious leader apologizes after kissing child | Independent English (independentespanol.com) https://www.independentespanol.com/noticias/mundo/asia/dalai-lama-video-beso-nino-lengua-disculpa-b2317936.html Apparently sticking your tongue out in Tibet is just a polite form of greeting. Here is Brad Pitt encountering it in the film Seven Years in Tibet . Seven Years in Tibet - watch scene Seven Years in Tibet - watch scene - YouTube Seven Years in Tibet - watch scene Note his (curiously apposite in THIS context !) remark at 0:25. But a couple of days later I would read that even there asking a kid to Suck your tongue is not the same thing at all as sticking your to...