Visual fragments of a life on a little island in the South China Sea
I am totally fascinated that you can be paid to cry at somebodies funeral you didnt even know. I wonder if there is such a thing as a designer Crier???
To my knowledge, that doesn't happen here on a little island in the South China Sea.If any tears are shed, they are by family, friends, work colleagues, acquaintances.I know professional mourners were common in Europe until Victorian times. In England, for instance, Charles Dickens mentions them in Oliver Twist.Do Hong Kong Chinese employ professional mourners?
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I am totally fascinated that you can be paid to cry at somebodies funeral you didnt even know. I wonder if there is such a thing as a designer Crier???
ReplyDeleteTo my knowledge, that doesn't happen here on a little island in the South China Sea.
ReplyDeleteIf any tears are shed, they are by family, friends, work colleagues, acquaintances.
I know professional mourners were common in Europe until Victorian times. In England, for instance, Charles Dickens mentions them in Oliver Twist.
Do Hong Kong Chinese employ professional mourners?