mostlyfoolish

I sympathize. I used to wear Birkenstock sandals which had sort of a cupped heel, not flat, like flip-flops. In some situations where I was nervous and sweating, I would involuntarily fill those heel-cups with just enough perspiration that when I took a step my heel would lift up and set down in the resulting heel-puddle, squirting out little jets of sweat to the side. Not a tsunami but sometimes noticeable and always embarrassing. Now if I ever do wear sandals, I wear socks (to soak up the sweat), which opens you up to even more ridicule and shame...

I was afraid of that. Thanks so much for replying. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this AMA. Do you know of anyone who has a feel for what proportion of the kids are kidnapped vs sold by their parents. I've also read about corrupt officials forcing parents to give up a 2nd "illegal" child or taking a child when the parents couldn't pay the fine.

Do you happen to know which orphanage in Jiangxi? A friend of mine has two daughters from Fuzhou SWI, in southern Jiangxi. Thanks.

I think it's far from a disability, but it can be a significant liability. Imagine yourself nervous, waiting for a job interview, blotting your gushing hands on handkerchiefs/washcloths tucked away in you pockets, dreading the moment you have to shake hands with you prospective employer. Or, imagine how you'd feel extending a cold, clammy, drippy fish hand to someone you really like on a first date.

It's not like you have leprosy, but it makes for plenty of awkward moments in social situations.

I'm well out of school but hand written tests and exams were embarrassing, too -- the forms wrinkle and become hard to write on once they are sweat-soaked.