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[|Neck Stretching]


 * 1) Padaung tribe of Burma considered a long neck beautiful
 * 2) 5 yrs old when 1st ring is added
 * 3) more added as they grew up
 * 4) pushed the shoulders down making the neck look longer
 * 5) number of rings = wealth
 * 6) rings could even be added to calves (lower half of the leg)
 * 7) fully stretched neck was 10-15 inches
 * 8) used to attract good husbands
 * 9) women with rings could only drink from straws
 * 10) if a women offended her tribe, they would cut off her rings, and she would die unless something was found to support her head because her neck no longer could
 * 11) modern times
 * 12) women would attract tourist with their rings
 * 13) they could make money off of photography
 * 14) for some women, it was the only to make a living
 * 15) some girls do it merely for "commercial" reasons