【big fish】3月28日Issue208-by jjooyy

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TOPIC: ISSUE208 - "The way people look, dress, and act reveals their attitudes and interests. You can tell much about a society's ideas and values by observing the appearance and behavior of its people."
WORDS: 457          TIME: 00:45:00          DATE: 2010/3/28 21:46:00

Although people may disguise their behaviors, mostly, the way they dress, look and act presents their attitudes and interests. From there, one can even find some society's ideas and values, whereas, they can also convey wrong massages.

To begin with, clothes exhibit one's social status and personalities, and culture in society. What people dress is always associated with one's positions and characteristics. To dress properly to behave in society, one would pick up what he or she believes is suitable for the occasions. Therefore, by observing what one wears, we can simply tell what situations one is in, and what work one does. For instance, youngsters who are still in school tend to wear casual clothing like T-shirts and jeans and to embody their characteristics; while CEOs wear formal suits at work time to keep their authorities. In addition, through observing what the common people dress, one gets to know a society's culture, since costumes themselves are part of culture. In Arabic countries, women are supposed to  conceal their faces for their culture. In a word, the way people dress reveals not only individual's personalities and social status, but also a society's culture.

Aside from dressing, behaviors also play an important role in judging others', as well as a society's values. What people do frequently stems from their own interests and values. They think what based on their interests and thoughts; they say what invokes their interests and appetites; they act what they maintain is worthy and interesting. In order to satisfy themselves, they pursue certain goals and take efforts; in order to reach harmony, they sacrifice themselves and reach a balance. And if a myriad of people pursue the same goal and compete fiercely, that is mostly the values of a society. If a man keep working all day, ignoring families' calls and reminding, then his value might be work comes first. And if a large proportion of people in a society do so, then perhaps people in this society value work most. Therefore, we can tell much about the values and interests of one and a society by studying their actions.

Finally, occasionally, people may disguise themselves by clothing and behaviors for a certain objective. First, attire may not tell one's real condition. People can dress clothes that are not suitable for them, for fun or for disguising. Stars always put on ordinary clothes for not being recognized by others. Also, sometimes one is mandated to wear uniforms, just the same with others. Second, behaviors can tell lies. One can pretend to be kind in order to win others' trusts, and after that, he or she would show who he or she really is and make full use of the trusts. An apt illustration is a spy, whose job is to sneak into another country and to steal confidential documents.

In summary, what people dress, look and behavior indicates not only their own interests and ideas, but also cultures and values of a society as a whole, although sometimes, it can mislead others intentionally.
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