"It seems that the days of public modesty and concern about how we look are far from us. I will not say they are gone forever, in culture nothing is forever."

Culture, Modesty, Change, Appearance

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"It seems that the days of public modesty and concern about how we look are far from us. I will not say they are gone forever, in culture nothing is forever."

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