Pretty Feet?

Author's Note: In this essay I decided to write about China and it's culture and how it compares and contrasts to ours. Make sure to pay attention to the introduction. 

Imagine someone judging beauty by your feet. Well. in China, you were judged on the size of your feet. If you had small feet, you were bound to be liked and you were considered beautiful. In the US, it's a whole different story. If you had long feet, you were more likely not to be liked as much as the girls with the smaller feet were. Here in the U.S, unlike in China, you are not defined by how pretty you are by your feet, but by who you are and what you look like.

People get defined by a lot of things, looks, style, or even actions. One of the more common ways that people are "defined" is by their culture. Some people just look at someone and say "Oh, they’re from China," and they judge them solely on their culture and ethnicity. Here in the U.S, our culture is what we are taught from our families. In China, their culture is different from ours. Everyone in China does the same things. For instance, back in the older days for girls, to be considered beautiful, you had to have small feet. Therefore, if the girls had long feet, some of their parents would either tie ribbons around their feet or make them wear really small tight shoes to make their toes curl under their feet.

Here in the U.S you are noticed for your features. Many girls wear make-up to make their faces look "prettier". Some people wear it because their friends wear it, and they want to be like their friends. On the other hand, some just wear it to make them feel better about themselves, and to hopefully make them look more "pretty."

In my opinion, trying to look pretty or to be popular isn’t important in life. People should either just like you for who you are, or don't like you at all. If you think you look pretty, then you are pretty. Don't let people change you if you are happy with who you are. Eventually, you will find someone who is right for you and will treat you the way you should be treated.

To me, beauty comes from inside, but to most people beauty is defined by a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or personality. In general, things that are pleasing to the eye of someone are considered pretty or beautiful. In the U.S, you are not defined by how pretty your feet are, but by who you are and what you look like.