In Myanmar people also wear an oddly colored yellow cosmetic on their faces. Both men and women have yellow streaked or swirled or even raked across their cheeks. You see it everywhere. I pitied the first girl I saw wearing it. I thought perhaps it was an acne medication. I imagined the humiliation she felt from wearing this cream. Then I saw another girl and another guy and suddenly the entire population was wearing it. It's supposed to be good for the skin. The makeup is prepared by grinding part of a tree into a powder. I bought some of the wood. I could certainly use a nicer complexion.