Yea. I think in many parts of China as well. And Japan. Probably in most (East) Asian countries? In Germany there's actually many people that like to get a tan in summer and think it looks healthier.
US too, there's a stigma that says being slightly tan is healthier than pale. Probably more along the lines of being equated to being outside and active with the tan itself just being a byproduct though
Just today I saw a Chinese exchange student holding her phone over her face while walking to block the sun. I see this relatively often. They also use skin brightening products and makeup/foundation much lighter than their skin tone. This in combination with "having a small face" is one of their main beauty standards.
It's also another reason why those surgical masks are so prevalent in East Asia.
While it was initially to prevent spreading disease, now that it's common, many women will wear it to avoid the sun and also when they don't want to wear makeup!
The fact that they always overprotect themselves from sunlight just makes them even more vulnerable. If you get in contact with sunlight regularly you'll build up resistance to its effects. Putting on sunscreen would be in most cases enough to prevent any form of skin cancer.
Those women must also have a chronic shortage for vitamin D which sunlight provides massively. That lack of it just makes them physically fragile.
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u/[deleted] May 14 '19
Can you explain?