Hilton Chen
Diversity
When it comes to people, national borders don't really matter. Since Myanmar borders India, China, Bangladesh, and Thailand, the country has a sizeable population of people who have immigrated there from these neighboring countries. While there I met Burmese Indians, Burmese Chinese, and there were plenty of Burmese people who originally hailed from Bangladesh. This man is likely of Bengali origin and is muslim as evidenced by his topi or skullcap. He said that he is a teacher of Islamic studies at a nearby mosque. His near toothless grin and drooping glasses with the taped temples made for quite an interesting portrait. His hands had a lot of character as well. At first glance it looked like calluses, but on closer inspection it appeared that he had a chronic skin disease that looked like psoriasis to me.
Diversity
When it comes to people, national borders don't really matter. Since Myanmar borders India, China, Bangladesh, and Thailand, the country has a sizeable population of people who have immigrated there from these neighboring countries. While there I met Burmese Indians, Burmese Chinese, and there were plenty of Burmese people who originally hailed from Bangladesh. This man is likely of Bengali origin and is muslim as evidenced by his topi or skullcap. He said that he is a teacher of Islamic studies at a nearby mosque. His near toothless grin and drooping glasses with the taped temples made for quite an interesting portrait. His hands had a lot of character as well. At first glance it looked like calluses, but on closer inspection it appeared that he had a chronic skin disease that looked like psoriasis to me.