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The Pow-Pows wear these outfits to protect their skin against the sun. The chinese, and the asians in general, want to be super, super, white. The chinese and the koreans are really extreme about it. They are not all wearing masks, but they are using sunscreen and whitening creams. It’s popular to do so, because traditionally, if you’re tanned that shows that you work in the fields, so the whiter you are, the higher up you are in the social ranking.Across the sea in Japan, they have been having a huge infestation of monster jellyfish for ten years. The jellyfish are the largest you can find in the sea and give you monster stings. These outfits are also protection against the jellyfish, but in the end it’s all about the mask, no jellyfish stings in you face, no water in your ears, and no tan.66