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Recently, a woman in the Beijing subway had an argument with the neighboring aunt because of her legs, and was accused by the aunt of "no public morality".
The aunt scolded the woman for kicking other people's pants on her legs. Netizens have said: Big Mom is right.
"Erlang Legs" Victims Alliance
In a public place with limited space and dense personnel, it is indeed a very "hateful" behavior, it is easy to kick other people's pants, and it is easy to trip over people passing by. However, Erlang's legs are not uncommon in the subway.
Why can't people put down Erlang's legs? Erlang leg etiquette is not polite?
Erlang's leg "hurts"
Nowadays, many popular science articles are attacking Erlang's legs, saying that Erlang's sitting posture will make people ugly.
Long-term "adherence" to the legs of the stilted Erlang will indeed cause muscles, soft tissues, ligaments, and bones to deform to varying degrees, such as flat buttocks, scoliosis, low back pain, and aggravate the condition of varicose veins and venous thrombosis of the lower limbs, and the symptoms of subcutaneous blood vessels resembling earthworms and uneven thickness of the legs appear.
In fact, some unlucky people will be "ugly" faster because of Erlang's legs, because Erlang's legs may be beaten.
In 2018, there were "kicks caused by the legs of stilted Erlang" on the Nanjing subway.
A middle-aged tough man first respectfully gave way to an old man, and then turned his head to find a young man on his knees, with his toes facing him. The tough guy was furious, kicked the man in the chest, and shouted, "I'm older than you!" You put me down! ”
Pay attention to the expressions and reactions of surrounding passengers
The tough guy kicked the young man on another level to make the other party give up his seat, and was later stopped by the surrounding passengers. So, is it not proper for Erlang to tiptoe fingers to be a person?
At least in Thailand. Thai folklore believes that the feet are impure, despicable, can not be used to knock on the door, open the door, point to things and other things that have nothing to do with walking, if the tip of the foot hits others or points to others will be severely reprimanded, when the legs of the toe pointing to people are even more to find a beating. Therefore, the Thai people will be careful to "keep" their feet in their daily lives to avoid conflict.
Tiptoes do not refer to people walking "raiders"
In China, the famous host Lu Yu has also been criticized by Professor Peng Lin of Tsinghua University for his stilted legs - no culture.
Of course, the focus of Professor Peng's indignation is that Lu Yu not only did not get up when he shook hands with the guests, but even Erlang's legs were not lowered. Confucian etiquette emphasizes sitting like a bell, standing like a pine, and lying like a bow. Erlang's legs do not conform to traditional Confucian etiquette, but are Erlang's legs really uncultured?
Erlang legs are not cultured?
In fact, "Erlang Leg" not only has culture, but also has a historical background.
The poet Liushahe once explained the origin of Erlang's legs in the article "The Interpretation of Erlang's Legs":
This is the sitting position of the Erlang God. The statue of Erlang on the main hall of the main temple of Chuan, the hometown of the contemptible people, and the statue of Erlang in the old Erwang Temple of Jiangyan, the capital of Wushu, are all like this.
Because in the old days, the statues of The Gods were all stilted On The legs of The Erlang, hence the name.
The "Erlang God" of the legs of the stilted Erlang is not the Erlang God Yang Jian in the "Fengshen Yanyi", whose surname is Li, and is the second son of Li Bing, a famous water conservancy engineering expert in the Warring States period.
Agarwood's uncle and Yang Jian, the shoveling officer of the Heavenly Dog
From 256 BC to 251 BC, the "Li Erlang God" assisted his father in controlling water in Shu County (present-day Chengdu), and jointly built the famous water conservancy project Dujiangyan with his father. In order to commemorate Li Bing's father and son, later generations built the Erwang Temple in Dujiangyan and called Li Bing's second son Erlang God.
But why did the Erlang god stomp on The Erlang's legs? This is actually a gesture of emulating the "predecessor of water control" Dayu. We all know that Dayu Zhishui once passed through the door of the house three times and did not enter, but we did not know that Dayu had been working in the water for many years, and one of his legs suffered from "partial dryness (hemiplegia)". Therefore, in the old days, when wizards used to simulate Dayu walking, they had to get up with one foot and jump with one foot, which was called "Yu Step".
The erlang leg sitting posture of the Statue of Dujiangyan Erlang is also simulating Yu. On the one hand, this enriches the diversity of the posture of the gods and makes them more artistic appreciation; on the other hand, it inherits the essence of ancient mythology, so that future generations know that today's life is paid a painful price for the ancestors.
However, since the 1980s, the erlang legs of the statue of Erlang have been replaced by a standing position with a shovel due to incompatibility. Not only has the term "Erlang leg" become unsubstantiated, but it has also lost its artistic diversity and cultural value.
Cultural values aside, the "Erlang God" of Lizi is really endowed with a certain "divine power" by us, which is the "king kong is not bad" who has been soaking in water for a long time to cure water, but there is no pain.
Western-style "Erlang Leg"
"Erlang leg" not only has an exclusive word in China, but also can say a origin and allusion, but it is not even a special word in English.
In English, "cross-legged" has the meaning of erlang leg, but the word also means "cross-legged".
So, how to accurately express the action of "Erlang leg" in English? It is not difficult to explain clearly the "carrier" used to make this action.
The "cross-legged" that occurs on the ground is cross-legged; the "cross-legged" that occurs on the chair is erlang's leg.
Yi Yujun was a little curious, how to explain English if he crossed his legs on the chair?
alas...... Maybe their flexibility doesn't allow the word to appear in English
It doesn't matter if there is a special word, what matters is that foreigners, both men and women, have a good leg. It is said that Western gentlemen regard the movement of the stilted legs as a "friendly" body language, because the stilted legs are difficult to get up quickly, which means that they do not pose a threat of force to others.
We are all gentlemen of civilization
As the length of the ladies' skirts changed, we also saw the unique charm of the Erlang legs on women, as well as the important anti-light function.
To this end, the Erlang leg developed into an elegant social etiquette in Western culture. Unlike common uncivilized behaviors such as spitting on the ground and spitting at a bar, Erlang's legs do not look low, and even appear to be quite imposing.
This is due to the fact that the legs of the stilt erlang itself are a more comfortable sitting posture, especially the posture of the body leaning back and leaning on the back of the chair to lift the legs of the erlang, and the "micro-behavior theory" believes that the action will make the person feel a sense of control due to the larger area occupied by the body.
Of course, some of The Erlang legs have "defensive attributes".
Some people have a forward-leaning contraction posture when they stilt their legs, and they also wrap their hands around their knees, which is a classic feature of the freeze reaction in the "micro-behavior theory". As for the stilted Erlang's legs, they are "leg shields" that are deliberately used to distance themselves from the source of the stimulus and avoid negative damage.
Perhaps the ultimate reason for our obsession with the "Erlang leg" depends on the number of legs, and other animals that can walk upright and walk a few steps upright also have this habit.
We can't say that any part of the human body is "lowly" or "humble", but it is true that the legs of the stilted man will rub other people's clothes and pants. Therefore, at least put down the legs of Erlang in a crowded environment, for the good of others and for their own good.
Resources:
[1] Anon. How did the "Erlang" of Erlang's legs come from[J]. Legal System Expo (Famous Scholars' Forum, Classic Essays), 2013(15):1.
Yang Lin. Red Stripe, Single Stick, Hanging Erlang Dang, Erlang Leg, Hanging Shoulder Kaoyuan[J]. Journal of Liyun Linguistics, 2012(1):87-106.
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