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hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/36667#comment-36667\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EI grew up in west Africa, and\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI grew up in west Africa, and women always carried loads on their heads.\u0026nbsp; Men carried spears and machetes for defense.\u0026nbsp; In a difficult situation (snakes, animals etc) the women would throw down the loads and the men fight.\u0026nbsp; So I really do not think one can impute that women were necessarily low status and therefore carrying loads. Different work for different people.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe also carried things on our heads there, and it was very useful.\u0026nbsp; As for the head cushion, many women twisted a length of cloth into a doughnut shape, and settled it on the head.\u0026nbsp; It evened out the load, and protected the more pointy headed...\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGood article!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/4_benefits_of_carrying_on_the_head%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/4_benefits_of_carrying_on_the_head%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u002225571\u0022 id=\u0022comment-36672\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-36672 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221536363167\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/kalpanaguttmangmailcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/user_profiles\/picture-25571.jpg?itok=CIF-mrbI\u0022 width=\u002275\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user kalpana.guttman@gmail.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EKalpanaG\u003C\/span\u003E on Fri, 09\/07\/2018 - 16:32\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/36672#comment-36672\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/36672#comment-36672\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EI grew up in India and men\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI grew up in India, and men and women continue to carry weights on their heads in that country. There are men who are fruit and vegetable vendors, porters at railway stations, construction workers, farmers -\u0026nbsp; all of whom carry things on their heads. In villages women can spend a lot of time fetching water, sadly, and this is usually carried on the head, sometimes along with another pot on one hip. However with the exception of being a porter, there are women doing all the jobs I mentioned above for men. 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I\u0027m 68 and am going to need a lot of work to correct the bad habits of a lifetime.\u0026nbsp; After reading this, I walked inside a few minutes with a large bean bag on my head.\u0026nbsp; It\u0027s amazing to *feel* the difference in my posture just by placing something on my head.\u0026nbsp; Thank you for your good work and excellent explanations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarla\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/4_benefits_of_carrying_on_the_head%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/4_benefits_of_carrying_on_the_head%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u0022116529\u0022 id=\u0022comment-36788\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-36788 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221537843532\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/rebeccaagnesschallergmailcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/user_profiles\/picture-116529-1605231214.png?itok=RuXYbt4c\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u002298\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user rebeccaagnesschaller@gmail.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EBeckyS\u003C\/span\u003E on Mon, 09\/24\/2018 - 19:45\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/36788#comment-36788\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/36788#comment-36788\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003E\u00a0This article helps me see\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis article helps me see more advantages to walking with a weight on your head.\u0026nbsp; 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