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    Hairstyles

    People from Nigeria are highly known for their elaborate braided hairstyles. I'm not saying that nobody in Nigeria straightens their hair. Not at all. But, if you look at the beauty salons in the US, the African ones tend to specialize in hair braiding while the Domincan ones more or less...
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    Disappointed

    I must say, I'm quite disappointed with the feedback I got from my previous thread. I was hoping to gain some insight; on the contrary 90% of the comments are just downright rude. I have been reading the threads on this site long before I registered, and I thought (erroneously) these forums...
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    Skin tone fixation...

    In the Dominican Republic there are several different names for the various shades of skin color. Indio lavado, indio claro, blanco jipato, etc. The historical mentality is the whiter the better. In India it's the same way but even more so, or at least it seems that way, because skin whitening...