Again, the Thai mind is a very different place. Whereas an itchy American mind looks at something and thinks, "How can I make this easier/neater/more effective?" the typical Thai, at very most, will think "Does it look nice and shiny?"
For instance, Thai belts come in one length for kids, one length for grown-ups, and each is designed to fit a fat person. Instead of trimming the belt, they just wrap it around and clip it in the back. Usually, they'll use an alligator clip, but some of the girls like decorative sorts of cutesy deals that would be called refrigerator clips back Stateside.
And since they use clips anyway, it's extremely rare to see belt loops on school uniforms.
But if the belt gets out of line... *THWACK*
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