Please allow these gentlemen to show you their bellies – Travel diary

The men in most SE Asian countries have an unusual way of cooling off.
It shocked me when I first saw their method, and is the only cultural thing from my travels, that I never quite got used to.

It is a very common to see men in these countries, going about their day with their shirts rolled up over their tummy’s.

Phnom Penh,Cambodia
Phnom Penh,Cambodia

Sometimes you will encounter group’s of men of a variety of ages and stomach sizes, strolling about with their shirts propped up ‘crop-top’ style.

Turns out this is perfectly acceptable social behaviour and everyone around did not seem to notice or mind.

Although I encountered this behaviour on a daily basis, I never quite got used to it and would be very happy to never have to lay my eyes on this method of “natural air conditioning”.