Why Do These Women Stretch Their Necks?

Why Do These Women Stretch Their Necks? | National Geographic

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Starting at an early age, women of the Padaung tribe wear a coil of brass rings around their necks. This collar, and the elongated appearance it gives their necks over time, are Padaung symbols they wear proudly. In their native Myanmar, Padaung people often faced persecution over these visible tribal symbols. Now, having relocated to a Thailand refugee camp, these Padaung women continue this centuries-old custom, memorializing the struggles of the past and maintaining a link to their tribe's history.
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@HettyPatel 8 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine sleeping in those...

@zoezoet8122 7 жыл бұрын

Explorer I can't even sleep with a loose necklace on... idk how I'd EVER sleep with THAT on

@HettyPatel 7 жыл бұрын

I knowwww hahahahha

@CinnabarCereal 6 жыл бұрын

Oh God

@sgrg5735 6 жыл бұрын

Hetty Games i cant even imagine wearing those

@rainbowsquirt1288 6 жыл бұрын

Hetty Games yeah it looks painful

@nightshade7760 5 жыл бұрын

“It is your shoulders that gets pushed down and lowered” Yeah that’s not any less horrifying 😂

@nellemack8521 3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY 😂

@chiliology3921 3 жыл бұрын

That's actually more disturbing LOL

@myka788 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah... I think I would prefer that my neck grew longer than my torso to be squished....

@Person-sr6sd 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds worse I-

@seapop2629 3 жыл бұрын

actually it's worst

@Lottedbruyn 3 жыл бұрын

I came here after watching a video about foot binding, my heart hurts so much for all these women.

@orangejuiceking7173 3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@BubbleLolli 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@norbertanthonygeromeparang3891 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@cere19 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@nasiba942 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@pearl3334 5 жыл бұрын

Why do women always have to go through so much pain😑😑😑

@tacotaco3417 5 жыл бұрын

Some beauty is painful..in all types of cultures and traditions (:

@pearl3334 5 жыл бұрын

@@IIlIIlIIllllIl Mee too😢

@classicwhitebread 5 жыл бұрын

Because you ate from apple first. Duh.

@pearl3334 5 жыл бұрын

@@classicwhitebread duh so what lol,lame pathetic logic 🤣😱😵

@killingmewillnotbringbacky9177 5 жыл бұрын

@@pearl3334 it's a JOKE.

@oreopanda311 6 жыл бұрын

Chokers to a whole other level.

@xxgaminwithjimjamxx1479 6 жыл бұрын

Oreo Panda 😂😂😂

@oreopanda311 6 жыл бұрын

xXGaminWivMeXx fr though😂

@faithmaddi3483 6 жыл бұрын

I know right 😊😊😊😂😂😂lol

@harriettoh7188 6 жыл бұрын

Oreo Panda lol

@yeonjaesshi_ 6 жыл бұрын

Oreo Panda I LAUGHED TOO MUCH ON THIS WHAT-

@stephanievivar6892 6 жыл бұрын

My question is ...... how do they scratch their necks if it's itchy?????

@stronkesticefairy3975 5 жыл бұрын

see, this is the kind of thing people should be asking

@emberd-l795 5 жыл бұрын

They don't

@humansrtrash324 5 жыл бұрын

True haaahsjhdhhdkd

@arundhatikishore4924 5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@annielalrawngbawli 5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about it too

@user-kx2lw6yj7b 4 жыл бұрын

This sounds kinda mean but I’ve never been so grateful for my neck than rn

@SuryaR-xe7ub 4 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@mtatom3 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@majungasaurus6814 3 жыл бұрын

Like they said, its not the neck, its the shoulders

@kendall__ 2 жыл бұрын

Sameeee

@soullooker Жыл бұрын

@@majungasaurus6814the neck is still not exposed though.🤷🏽‍♀️

@sarahsue3412 5 жыл бұрын

Doctors have proven this does nothing but weaken their necks.

@Brandon-lv9yh 4 жыл бұрын

They trip and cud break there neck lol

@kerishedullantes3252 4 жыл бұрын

due to immobility

@tanyapace7886 4 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't, that's a myth. they hold their own necks up and can reach the skin below the brass easily. What it actually does is pushes the ribs and collar bone down. You might have a weak collar bone, but there is no reason their neck muscles should be weaker than anyone elses.

@musiew683 4 жыл бұрын

Tanya Pace no? It weakens their neck muscles this was reported by the New York Times, the longer they wear it, the more coils they add and the more the neck muscles atrophy

@tanyapace7886 4 жыл бұрын

@@musiew683 I see my bad. I had read before that it doesnt weaken the muscles. The coils themselves can weigh as much as 20 pounds though, and they arent rigid, they fold over themselves and move. One could almost think that should make your neck muscles stronger because the women really dont rest their heads on the coils as much as it may seem. So now Im wondering if it is really muscle atrophy, or if the warping of the bones and tendons just prevents the muscles from being able to get as strong as they could.

@hoshi1397 6 жыл бұрын

For people wondering why they do it: They do this to resemble the neck of a dragon, the history behind this was that a young lady went for a walk into the forest and fell in love with a dragon, the dragon later laid 3 eggs, out of the eggs hatched 3 tribes and one of the tribes was the tribe in the video, this tribe wanted to pay respects to their mother dragon and started to stretch their necks, this is now going out of tradition and only a few people still have the rings

@sheenbenji331 5 жыл бұрын

Whoa thx I learned something new

@liserahandi-chambrier6673 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!!

@forestofthoughts4223 5 жыл бұрын

A young female fell in love with a female dragon? Sounds like the kind of thing that colonialists worked hard to erase.

@forestofthoughts4223 5 жыл бұрын

Lol now I want to know the truth

@galaxymew5138 5 жыл бұрын

Woah, thanks for the free history lesson!

@jhaylinehernandez5885 7 жыл бұрын

Imagine if you dropped something and can't look down

@cupcakesugarbunpwow762 6 жыл бұрын

@Amelia-yq3nl 6 жыл бұрын

Jenni 0.0

@joesuss4669 6 жыл бұрын

Lol

@maya_qt1733 6 жыл бұрын

Jenni 😂😂

@TunTheOfficial 6 жыл бұрын

Jenni gotta lay down every time you drop something

@kevinc.7287 5 жыл бұрын

Imagine you are choking and you can't remove it

@keke3936 5 жыл бұрын

Ded

@esctea7887 4 жыл бұрын

loli lover 123 you need your back or chest to save someone from choking

@mickeywitty9948 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think they would be choking as they wear that neck support thing, it provides much locomotion.

@hmwoof6272 5 жыл бұрын

Omg, look at the bruises and the deformed collar bones! I can’t imagine how painful it is to have that much weight on your neck and shoulders every seconds. God, some traditions are meant to be abolished!

@Smorgasvord 2 жыл бұрын

Finally someone with some common sense.

@senianns9522 2 жыл бұрын

They make too much money from stupid tourists to change this 'tradition'!

@TheChristmasCreeper 8 жыл бұрын

That moment when you realize your neck is naturally that long... ⊂•⊃_⊂•⊃

@NadaNadida 8 жыл бұрын

lol 😂

@saraw3418 7 жыл бұрын

In what way? It's their neck that's longer not their tongues.

@saraw3418 7 жыл бұрын

K Koala Yours ain't long enough for that Micro Man.

@jpmito9123 7 жыл бұрын

Sara W

@AngelVocal 7 жыл бұрын

[OHHING]

@jaydelana4148 6 жыл бұрын

I got so emotional when I seen the little children wearing the brass 😢 Idk why but I did........ 😢

@danicarakic2270 5 жыл бұрын

you did for a reason, it for sure hurt so much :(

@cudjoesun8509 5 жыл бұрын

Jayde Lana same here. I understand that it’s their heritage and history and that’s why they do it but at the same time it’s not the past anymore and the children born now should not have to suffer to be/feel beautiful. They’re beautiful in their own right and should not have to wear brass rings around their necks in order to feel that way.

@kurtwester5861 5 жыл бұрын

Because it's unethical

@aaronbueno1653 5 жыл бұрын

Give the beats x

@mspms3847 5 жыл бұрын

Because they weren't given a choice😢😢

@ranjith_s8032 5 жыл бұрын

That smile after removing coil is... Speechless.

@iAmKayana 3 жыл бұрын

I remember learning about this as a child! It really is fascinating to learn about different cultures.

@lootfarmer 8 жыл бұрын

She doesn't look eager when the coil is going back on.

@luckyluna8891 8 жыл бұрын

I would cry if they did that to me

@drinkallthesunshine 8 жыл бұрын

Have you heard of female circumcision... If you want to cry watching stretched necks, reading up on female mutilation or seeing bound feet is going to make you go mental... It makes those tribal lip plates look sort of tame in comparison. But damn... I try to wonder how these people came up with these weird cultural customs. I guess since they didn't have tv, there wasn't much entertainment, so if they're not hunting and gathering or like farming, they probably just got bored and like started doing fucked up shit to their bodies.

@TartempionLampion 8 жыл бұрын

Men are never sort of imagination when it comes to martyr women... and to make them believe they actually want this. In our society it is plastic surgery...

@gazmot 8 жыл бұрын

Why are you blaming men for this?

@kaemulan 8 жыл бұрын

thank you

@viannestorrs4849 8 жыл бұрын

+TartempionLampion The origin of this tradition has absolutely nothing to do with beauty standards, from what I have gathered, it was originally done because the predators of the surrounding area would bite their necks, it was a means of protection

@shantekereopa320 5 жыл бұрын

grandma bend that pole like it was a piece of string.. i can’t even open a chip packet. she from area 51

@turkeylover6929 4 жыл бұрын

The real question is r u from area 51

@Dontyellatm3 3 жыл бұрын

“Pain is a requirement of belonging” ughhhh

@LoLo-cw2ly 6 жыл бұрын

Woman always have to go through pain no joke.

@thomasninan4813 6 жыл бұрын

Maple Desert soo true😟😣😔🙁

@Whatever16167 6 жыл бұрын

True! Most of harmful practices are done only to women in that kind of villages.

@sadsage7930 6 жыл бұрын

u can choose to wear this it isnt an obligation

@jsjsjswjwosjsjsbskdhebdk 6 жыл бұрын

True 👌🏻👌🏻

@Iockedln 6 жыл бұрын

They don't have to they CHOOSE to

@dryard7981 8 жыл бұрын

I know it's wrong to diss people's culture and what not but holy hell this looks really scary

@moelaystella5995 6 жыл бұрын

haha if you come to there they are actually very good people.

@CinnabarCereal 6 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Drew ikr

@manuelluis5456 6 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Drew ... initially the idea was to protect women from wild dangerous animals that would aim to the legs 0r neck , such as lions , leopards , ... Then it became a fashion .

@jamyahbooker6506 6 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Drew yeah why did they put iy on a baby thats just tourture

@siennapaul1780 6 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth Drew I agree

@navidasor2025 5 жыл бұрын

How they wash or clean their neck🤔...or not at all

@darrendalton6480 5 жыл бұрын

They probably pour water between the gaps.

@noone-kl9ve 4 жыл бұрын

But Thier neck don't get dirty as they are not exposed to dust ......

@karladesouza9888 4 жыл бұрын

I asked and they take it off. But it takes a long time to put it back on

@zamfarmer9105 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@tanyapace7886 4 жыл бұрын

There is enough space to easily fit their hands under the coils for washing. They don't take them off to wash.

@Mslovely42 5 жыл бұрын

At least they don't have to worry about having a double chin or 🤷a neck lift

@racks2811 8 жыл бұрын

A long neck is supposed to look pretty??? I wouldn't say damn girl that's a nice neck

@nbot2084 8 жыл бұрын

It's a tradition its not meant for them to look pretty, and they don't have long necks the braces are pushing down the shoulders.

@racks2811 8 жыл бұрын

Nat Bot Looks like a god damn giraffe

@nbot2084 8 жыл бұрын

+Air__DataVeddon_Nopeq they look normal

@ZkimzyZ 8 жыл бұрын

+I Eat Toes For Money Different countries and cultures have different standards.

@ninilongolongofolau4119 8 жыл бұрын

Well that's rude, seeing as most American don't even embrace their culture

@honeybun2445 6 жыл бұрын

That must me so painful...!

@ifratjahan7050 6 жыл бұрын

LayKa T wow really when did u start wearing

@chureahuce4587 6 жыл бұрын

Chanyeol’s red hair she was probably forced to wear it xD

@shinlo9707 6 жыл бұрын

No i also wear

@tysonchase5561 6 жыл бұрын

Does your neck feel weak without it, are you able to move it side to side and stuff like that?

@vonilla2947 6 жыл бұрын

Lay Thaung I tought you can't remove it, I searched it up earlier and it says if they wear it it will be with them forever

@DarthFurie 3 жыл бұрын

I would have a panic attack if somebody put something coiling around my neck that I could never take off 😭 It sounds like they don't even have a choice which is the saddest part

@greysilver967 5 жыл бұрын

It really useful during exam 😎

@pointblank0020 5 жыл бұрын

Great post

@lavieestbelle7191 5 жыл бұрын

Grey Robles 😂😂😂

@jazeelfugoso2847 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@naas2251 4 жыл бұрын

😂

@strawberrymilk3698 4 жыл бұрын

How?.

@dani_dupae 6 жыл бұрын

That poor little girl! Her neck was so bruised 😓

@pinkheart315 6 жыл бұрын

Danigotlocs 42 ikr! so painful

@2mchen75 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah it pushes down on her shoulders

@oliviaward8437 6 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's a bruise I think it's scarring

@user-wb6wb8mf8i 6 жыл бұрын

Olivia Ward yeah

@wb4882 6 жыл бұрын

looked like an eczema scar to me, not bruising. used to have similar from my bra strap digging in my shoulder

@flamegirlrocks 9 жыл бұрын

-drops something- -bends over to grab it- "Oh shit-

@starligh5347 6 жыл бұрын

Starry how to do that font?

@h2oismermaids 4 жыл бұрын

this ain’t healthy tf..

@smortboi1320 3 жыл бұрын

But it’s tradition, it might be harmful but they don’t think so since they’ve done it for a long time.

@chip73731 3 жыл бұрын

@@smortboi1320 And? Tradition doesn't it make it any more healthy regardless of if they're used to it or not. What's dangerous is dangerous period

@smortboi1320 3 жыл бұрын

@@chip73731 well I never said it wasn’t dangerous. It’s just context

@raaadaaa526 3 жыл бұрын

@@smortboi1320 Waaaat, so self-harm is ok because it's tradition? Pretty shallow ngl.

@smortboi1320 3 жыл бұрын

@@raaadaaa526 the only thing shallow here is your understanding of my comment. I’m not saying self harm is ok, I’m just saying that the only reason they do it is because of tradition.

@tamastasi428 4 жыл бұрын

1:44 Okay, that's just down right creepy.

@iama2509 2 жыл бұрын

"Greetings earth creatures."

@nomourners.nofunerals3395 2 жыл бұрын

@@iama2509 Lol 😂

@yuzurucorner 6 жыл бұрын

My question is.. How do you wash it???

@nataliamiranda677 6 жыл бұрын

Good question.

@HaydenYarascavitch 6 жыл бұрын

Idek

@kayleewhits1530 6 жыл бұрын

I guess they just use towels and then just wash it but not take it off I guess idk

@dankism9305 6 жыл бұрын

Rayan Rolls ;3 they use water to rinse through the gaps idiot.

@Natasha-tx7rl 6 жыл бұрын

elena mation take a toothbrush with a water or baby wipes

@NatashaHegnermodelhorses 8 жыл бұрын

it looks like I have traveled to deep into KZfaq and stumbled upon the weird side again.... this tends to happen all the time to me at 2 in the morning

@Ludwig1625 7 жыл бұрын

The weird documentary unknown side of KZfaq

@dylanwaa6059 6 жыл бұрын

Bruuh try 5am

@obscurity87 6 жыл бұрын

How is this the “weird side”? Educate yourself buddy

@minnie1460 6 жыл бұрын

Harper oakrock same

@nevaehtrevino3755 6 жыл бұрын

Same

@jumoomartin5377 4 жыл бұрын

I'd read about this a few times over the years and always found it fascinating. But this truly is some necks level stuff.

@iya3952 Жыл бұрын

Should have more likes

@doooy5907 4 жыл бұрын

They took ariana's 7 rings to a new higher level

@lamiah.2938 3 жыл бұрын

😂😭

@kbeng.8274 7 жыл бұрын

Imagine their long hair getting stuck in the coils 😲😲

@justme-ew3ri 6 жыл бұрын

KB Eng. It can't get stuck

@lataviasingleton8951 6 жыл бұрын

KB Eng., that happens to me when I brush my hair.....

@dook7461 8 жыл бұрын

Human giraffes, duh.

@Nicole_Channel-j3x 6 жыл бұрын

Sagada Bina lol

@user-mz3sk2iw8n 6 жыл бұрын

I think so 2

@harriettoh7188 6 жыл бұрын

Sagada Bina lol

@cadenschmidt6877 4 жыл бұрын

other cultures are so so fascinating. i would love to travel the world and just learn about all the other cultures and appreciate them.

@redstripethewarrior6866 5 жыл бұрын

When you need to reach the top shelf in a shop

@joshsilvestre551 7 жыл бұрын

Man these women take chokers to a whole new level.

@naomiwashinton8102 9 жыл бұрын

If adult women chose to do this then by all means, I support their decision to the end. However, telling children to do this and enforce it on them is wrong.

@_yoursleepparalysisdemon_ 9 жыл бұрын

Its there religion. Thats KINDA like forcing little kids to go to church or to prey, but most people don't think thats wrong.

@EddieHD_ 9 жыл бұрын

slimeman03 Some people think forcing kids to follow their parents beliefs are wrong.

@_yoursleepparalysisdemon_ 9 жыл бұрын

White Heterosexual Cis Male good point

@carolineraimund2084 9 жыл бұрын

slimeman03 Physical mutilation isn't really comparable to passing down cultural or religious practices that don't involve bodily modification from a young age...

@tacos830 9 жыл бұрын

Caroline Raimund It still is propaganda that they feed kids.

@titanblade3706 5 жыл бұрын

Women, you’re beautiful regardless on how you look. I’m not trying to insult anyone’s culture, but please don’t harm yourself. ❤️

@stela258 Жыл бұрын

you can insult this culture cause is weird they stupid.

@rebelaesh1180 4 жыл бұрын

Can you use this on other body parts? Asking for friend

@ramessesthegreat5542 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah you can use it on that part but it'll for sure reduce its thickness,if you know what I mean😏😏😏

@adityadivine 4 жыл бұрын

@@ramessesthegreat5542 😁😁

@MorganDundas 6 жыл бұрын

Imagine having a itch on your neck

@cinnamonstar808 6 жыл бұрын

they have never lost sleep thinking about being stabbed in the neck or being beheaded ...

@no-ds2fb 6 жыл бұрын

Morgan Dundas *ooffffff*

@annahuynh1342 6 жыл бұрын

Morgan Dundas yeah ikr

@datgirlnameterianna8929 6 жыл бұрын

Morgan Dundas as soon as soon I read this comment I scratched my neck lol

@bobthebuilder8486 6 жыл бұрын

What If They Need To Itch Their Neck..!? 😨😨

@fajeralbassam8778 6 жыл бұрын

//I Have No Lifeu.\\ they cant

@crashbreaker6280 6 жыл бұрын

They call 911 XD

@ninitheuniverse 6 жыл бұрын

//I Have No Lifeu.\\ Oh Heck no! Why would you go through so much process to itch your neck?!

@despicabledonut3565 6 жыл бұрын

If you know the English language it’s pronounced Scratch their neck

@Nr8k 6 жыл бұрын

//I Have No Lifeu.\\ they don’t hehehehe

@1c9r9i8 10 күн бұрын

I don't know when this first aired but I remember being a kid and seeing this on TV. It feels wild and kinda nostalgic seeing it again as an adult

@Marta-cr3ny 4 жыл бұрын

I just love watching those 6 years old videos😂🤷🏻‍♀️

@amaka637 8 жыл бұрын

HEY, I CAN SEE MY HOUSE FROM UP HERE :D

@mrtrevor123rocks 8 жыл бұрын

is that from hearthstone??

@catg9336 6 жыл бұрын

Ciara Majesty lol

@bongobannanapianopankakes4098 6 жыл бұрын

Ciara Majesty 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@chanbaek2914 6 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHA

@grepodstfj 6 жыл бұрын

jesus said the same thing when he was on the cross

@SebbyNilsen 8 жыл бұрын

The adults can do whatever they wants to themselves. It's up to them, if they volunteer to do it. But the idea forcing children into this idea is horrible. :/

@jgbiggie 6 жыл бұрын

SN - Old channel agree

@yelloe 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they even make babies wear them. Child abuse

@keiimie 2 жыл бұрын

that's their culture you can't tell them what to do they are just doing the things that they believe is right

@johnv1176 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like religion

@leemar7196 5 жыл бұрын

Why y'all hating??? It's their traditional/ culture heritage that they keep... it's not like you can't take it off... And it's not torturing the children. By the way, it's not ”Padang” it's ”PaDaung” also know as ”Kayan” They are one of the Karenni tribes...

@hihi615 2 жыл бұрын

Some of y'all in this comment section are an ignorant mess. Don't go around bashing other's cultures just because you don't like them. They're not killing or harming anybody..... in fact, they seem happy about this tradition. And I think it's beautiful they appreciate their traditions and cultures (unlike 90% of the world who wanna be somebody else and get rid of culture because they don't like it).

@nexusaqua2691 2 жыл бұрын

Bruh they literally force little kids to put ring in their neck which is really not right

@nexusaqua2691 2 жыл бұрын

It's better than living in a country without culture rather than following some crazy culture lol

@chowder125 8 жыл бұрын

I don't even like necklaces all that much. I would've died!

@musical_mindshyunnie 6 жыл бұрын

chowder125 me to lol break my bones for s “longer neck” to be apart of a group no thank u

@planetmars1607 6 жыл бұрын

chowder125 same I’m never going there

@dintzthunder2989 6 жыл бұрын

chowder125 you need to try this ..haha

@Iockedln 6 жыл бұрын

chowder125 same here

@elliefarnham2501 8 жыл бұрын

I would hate to have that on me

@gagasala9983 6 жыл бұрын

Omg same

@dracosolaris5091 6 жыл бұрын

same if i got that put on me i would cry and scream for them to take it off

@VampLovr54 6 жыл бұрын

What? The w a n g ?

@Rina-xq4we 5 жыл бұрын

I really respect these women who continue to hold up their traditions... From an outside and specifically from a westernized country, it's odd and seems cruel, but I feel like that's just me pushing my opinions and western societal norms onto them. If they are happy and treasure this practice, I think it's really incredible and in a way, very beautiful.

@motherofshite3142 2 жыл бұрын

As long as tradition isn't causing extreme pain and damage, it should be left alone.

@jbo6096 2 жыл бұрын

It's TOTALLY POINTLESS!

@mariacillan9668 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU. Pushing western societal norms and trying to save POC that don't even want to be touched really invalidates so much history and culture

@nerak3162 2 жыл бұрын

Quick question, do you feel the same about foot binding?

@kasunkavishka2976 2 жыл бұрын

It's not pushing western norms to a culture. It is called being concerned for the people who are clearly enduring pain in the name of culture. :(

@reeses22 5 жыл бұрын

Friend: I'll wear a choker *me* : _WITH GOLD RINGZZZ_

@zhiaxiz7578 9 жыл бұрын

The same way you all are reacting is how they would react when shown that you tip toe all day in high heels. Hypocrites.

@Goreuncle 8 жыл бұрын

+WHENARETHEISTS GONAGETIT Yes, it's exactly the same thing.... XD

@wutang8693 8 жыл бұрын

+WHENARETHEISTS GONAGETIT Nope, this is more like footbinding rather than high heels

@zhiaxiz7578 8 жыл бұрын

And what exactly is wrong with footbinding? what is wrong with anything when you think about it?

@wutang8693 8 жыл бұрын

WHENARETHEISTS GONAGETIT LOL other than the fact that it permanently wrecks your foot, causes you agony and pain for the rest of your life and also can cause severe infections that can kill you? Oh I don't know. All I know is I'd rather be wearing heels than have my foot bounded or have my collar bones permanently crushed for the rest of my life.

@samanthasanford2742 8 жыл бұрын

+Woo Young Kim This is nothing like foot binding. It's harmless. Footbinding can be deadly.

@Desertphile 9 жыл бұрын

"Why Do These Women Stretch Their Necks?" For the same reason American women put tainted grease on their lips.

@bladerootes249 9 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU.

@sub-ray7911 9 жыл бұрын

Desertphile i have no idea i hate a woman that wares lipstick

@BaritoneLife 9 жыл бұрын

Don't just single out Americans. Most women in this WORLD do that.

@LFSPharaoh 9 жыл бұрын

***** Yea I'm getting sick and tired of everyone bashing Americans for things that you can find literally everywhere else in the world

@Desertphile 9 жыл бұрын

Henry Hazlitt Idiot.

@BlissAnimations 3 жыл бұрын

Part of me respects the culture while another part of me is so glad I don't have to wear those.

@sarag.2120 4 жыл бұрын

This just made me thank full for my life🤷🏻

@mikaylamaloney9753 8 жыл бұрын

Hey, you know what? You do you, but I couldn't help thinking OUCH!!! That's gotta hurt. I mean it crushes your ribcage and imagine sleeping!!

@sejalnaik8528 6 жыл бұрын

how does it crush your ribcage? it's on their neck

@hand3897 6 жыл бұрын

Sejal Naik Its in the video idk

@funnyhearts6485 7 жыл бұрын

ow that looks like that hurts.

@momosjawline6730 6 жыл бұрын

funny hearts ikr

@user-rr5ue4gt8b Жыл бұрын

Even though this video is 9 years old, its still really make me sad to see how my tribe has been enduring through all the hardship from being a minority in our own country and being refugees in other country. I still live in Burma and speak a bit of Padaung language whenever I visit my hometown.

@parry_hotter 3 жыл бұрын

My neck got a bellyache after watching this 🙄😔😥

@bena4202 8 жыл бұрын

I know it's a part of the culture and all that but it isn't healthy, look at the rib cage and lungs that's terrible

@maxxsteele9396 8 жыл бұрын

Fast food isn't good for you but it's part of your culture

@maxxsteele9396 8 жыл бұрын

***** Bitch, you have no idea what I am ;) That's by design.

@stephen5194 8 жыл бұрын

+max steel fast food isn't culture lmao

@fieryprophet4679 8 жыл бұрын

They have evolved you know? my theory.

@bena4202 8 жыл бұрын

max steel i don't eat it tho XD and it also doesn't stretch me neck out like a giraffe

@copyrightrepresh6747 9 жыл бұрын

Simple answer: they wanna be a fucking giraffe.

@nobasicbipolar1436 9 жыл бұрын

😁😁

@bebeballerina8280 9 жыл бұрын

Agreed, u go gurl... or guy

@craveneedus4761 8 жыл бұрын

lmaoo

@antonioreed6075 8 жыл бұрын

I wanna laugh but I don't JUDGE PEOPLES cultural styles if they wanna be a giraffe or Angelina Jolie/Joli let them

@copyrightrepresh6747 8 жыл бұрын

+Antonio R 😂😂😂😂😂

@superpasi7315 4 жыл бұрын

Big Ed needs to join this tribe

@jumanabeth 2 жыл бұрын

I went to this village in Chiangmai thailand in 2019. Really nice people and they had this prop for me to wear it wasn’t a real one but even that was too big for my neck haha it had strings attached in the back.

@missblackwood 8 жыл бұрын

So cruel to do that to children. I don't care if it's their culture or not; it's wrong! Some ancient cultures burned their kids as sacrifices. Just because it's tradition doesn't make it right!!

@thomasninan4813 6 жыл бұрын

six*impossible*things so the women don't matter is it? 😡

@VampLovr54 6 жыл бұрын

Uhh... we never said they don’t matter.

@alexesparza6084 6 жыл бұрын

THOMAS Ninan oh no we got another activist 😂😂😂

@wedotalkaboutwhatarmystand4796 6 жыл бұрын

Culture take part in devine whats right and wrong to the holder. An outsider might not belief nor agree with the same thing.. Thats what makes us all different and each special. We can tell and share our value but we shouldn't force others to follow us. They are the one who experience it after all, and i dont see them complaining.

@kenyawalls2255 2 жыл бұрын

If they are okay with it than it’s not anyones decision.

@IkanaMusicBox 10 жыл бұрын

After watching this video, I had a strange feeling that the comment section would be infested with vicious pricks, and whadda ya know. I was right.

@pepinyostep3592 10 жыл бұрын

I agree

@raversonTrustInHim 9 жыл бұрын

Mmmhhhmmm

@mphomajestic8803 2 жыл бұрын

Just when you thought I’ve seen it all,how amazing

@Nirvana9876 Жыл бұрын

Education is very important in every individuals life.....

@Qisou 9 жыл бұрын

I am curious how do they wash their necks?

@_yoursleepparalysisdemon_ 9 жыл бұрын

Qisou shit, they dont

@nineinchheels2041 9 жыл бұрын

slimeman03 They actually do wash their necks, they simply use smaller towels for that, also they polish these neck coils with wet hay, to keep them clean and shiny. Just to round it up: Water flows through the smallest of gaps, so there you go...

@_yoursleepparalysisdemon_ 9 жыл бұрын

Sure Bowb oh

@maddythechaserpadilla9407 9 жыл бұрын

gross there probly sweating like crazy

@user-wv1jc6pt4j 8 жыл бұрын

they do it to become taller so that they can be good at basketball

@tootoo718 8 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@hudzaifahjamil7747 8 жыл бұрын

Your comment is Gold hahaha

@leslyfernandez1918 8 жыл бұрын

OML 😂😂😭😭😂

@fudgecake4633 8 жыл бұрын

Oh ha ha

@sinfulact 8 жыл бұрын

Lebraun James do s it too lol

@lovaboy0076 3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing something about this at Ripleys Museum in like 2013

@surabhi_kumari 4 жыл бұрын

Tbh , this looks really cool but painful at the same time.

@yellowcockatiel1 9 жыл бұрын

my neck herts just waching this

@zawkins7390 9 жыл бұрын

Kayley Cockatiel I think you mean Hertz ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@sheenamarieibabao6253 9 жыл бұрын

MineralMining "HErts" lol she has a frequency bruh

@stapledwaffle 6 жыл бұрын

*herts*

@remk1096 6 жыл бұрын

Hey at least they can't be stabbed by the neck

@kaida_otakugamer1234 6 жыл бұрын

Who am I? XDDDD

@wb4882 6 жыл бұрын

not only that, but they are immune to the most vicious of attacks: Shin kicks.

@anniejung347 6 жыл бұрын

LOLOLOL

@humansrtrash324 5 жыл бұрын

True

@Michelle-vv5ux 5 жыл бұрын

And no one can choke them lol

@riyaparekh8414 4 жыл бұрын

Whatever you guys might say....all these guys are doing is respecting and continuing their tradition and culture i.e. preserving their identity, which is important.

@kyrieeleison9470 4 жыл бұрын

It looks really beautiful.

@chomchumie381 6 жыл бұрын

THIS FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE

@CloroxBleach-yj3cn 6 жыл бұрын

But you don’t even have it tho.....

@zacharyragland3365 6 жыл бұрын

Clorox Bleach we know...

@CloroxBleach-yj3cn 6 жыл бұрын

Susan Lowther Bro Its a Tradition

@zacharyragland3365 6 жыл бұрын

Clorox Bleach one you can feel through the screen... (P.S. i know it doesn't hurt to them)

@indiaaaaaaaaaaaa 6 жыл бұрын

When you're too short to play Basketball.

@kidsIIIII009 4 жыл бұрын

You need longs legs not a neck XD

@lamiah.2938 3 жыл бұрын

@@kidsIIIII009 I mean it still gives u height 👀👀

@HumanBeanbag 11 ай бұрын

I appreciate my own culture so much more now, thank you.

@mrinalinimandal9232 3 жыл бұрын

These neck coil, lip plate all of these are literally breaking my heart... These beautiful women do not deserve so much pain...

@camashaftsjourney4072 9 жыл бұрын

Ah..everyday I amaze myself at how I always end up on this side of KZfaq

@kelymknowles1 9 жыл бұрын

CamaShafts Journey Seriously..I came here from a shoe video. WTF, YT???

@stephkim00 8 жыл бұрын

so then they dont wash their necks?

@RobinFlysHigh 8 жыл бұрын

+Stephanie Kim Thank you. I'm glad someone else wondered about this.

@madddmike 8 жыл бұрын

Maybe but, dang they even where it when they are babies?! So once they come out of a women they put it in so they never see there neck?! Crazy and it must hurt to get that off because it has to be 10 years before they can get it off! Man sooooo glad that MEN don't have to do it! -sighs-

@thefaceofawsomeness491 8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Enos Sr Yeah, men (20% at least) just get a functioning part of their penis cut of instead, so much better *rolls eyes*

@edeimarhi6668 8 жыл бұрын

exactly Stephanie!! that's what am just thinking about. so they do not wash their necks. I noticed though that when the lady removed the ring, her neck looked clean. I must give them kudos for maintaining their culture.

@bluberry2912 8 жыл бұрын

It's not like the rings are suffocating them. I'm sure the water is able to go through that small opening around the top

@robertschlesinger1342 4 жыл бұрын

I have a set of such neck rings in my ethnoart collection, and it should be noted that they are heavy and the inner diameter is narrow.

@drspaseebo410 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't realise till lately (June 2019) that CELINE DION is a member of the Padaung tribe and has removed her neck rings. .

@fancyegg1891 6 жыл бұрын

As an Asian myself I dare say that it looks like some sort of medieval torture device

@tanishalynne 9 жыл бұрын

I think this is beautiful. It's their culture and their right, so why is everyone so negative about it. If you grew up like this, and it's the life you know then what do you do? Everyone is always trying to change people to meet their standards.

@Dropthebass31 9 жыл бұрын

this village deserves to be burned down withh all these freaks in it

@sanhlaaung6520 9 жыл бұрын

absolutely

@Dropthebass31 9 жыл бұрын

this shit is fucked dude creepiest shit ive ever seen

@portiaferns5283 9 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, it's fucked up and sick that the little girls have to do it. They look as though they don't want to do it, but it's a passed on sort of thing so they have to. It's like bounding your feet in ancient China, all girls had to do it otherwise they were defined as ugly and not married.

@Dropthebass31 9 жыл бұрын

wouldent this fuck up there heads tho i mean limit how far u can move your head?

@lorennn._. 10 ай бұрын

I'm very glad to hear you say their native is Myanmar because a lot of people think it's originated from Thailand

@TheSunIsMyDestroyer 3 жыл бұрын

giving a whole new meaning to deep throa edit: t

@cujo5295 10 жыл бұрын

They do it to be a giraffe

@wildguest1337 10 жыл бұрын

They do it to be that alien from Star Wars with the long neck.

@Cerecyte1221 9 жыл бұрын

Evolution at its finest.

@themisfitsqueen1776 9 жыл бұрын

+Emera L. McGinity. God dammit guys cx

@luismeza3537 9 жыл бұрын

***** yes

@carlosgarcia-lavin7543 9 жыл бұрын

No they are trying to be a character from star wars episode 2 attack of the clones. They try to look like they are from kamino

@amarilittlejohn4436 6 жыл бұрын

This looks painful

@shinlo9707 6 жыл бұрын

No is doesnt i also wear

@x.sky-marierose.x1698 6 жыл бұрын

+safe coin how do u sleep in them

@mohdbakhtiar7289 5 жыл бұрын

Ya think?!

@benklastsky3722 5 жыл бұрын

They are beautiful, I love how they are so dedicated to their beliefs.

@goovialisticprofunks 4 жыл бұрын

ben Klastsky Even if it means ruining their body parts?

@Goober353 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, horrible disfigurement of one of the most important parts of the human body is pure beauty. But oh well, it’s 2020 now and they’ve declined the act of this.

@yeetyeet5095 2 жыл бұрын

@@Goober353 they still wearing them but now for the kids it’s about their decision not a force anymore.