well...this is another interesting wan.. my lecturer is a Burmese..and i guess a one with a high status there too!! and she put out an interesting theory form her observation.. the wives of high ranking Burmese generals...(the junta) all have fair and beautiful skin = NO STRESS!! u see.. theres this hormone called ACTH.. which helps us cope with stressful situations. at the same time.. that hormone can stimulate MSH, another hormone that produce pigments (melanin) to make u darker. so.. if ur stressed... U BECOME DARK!! now look around u...any person who boast they can score without getting stressed up... just look at their color... ur tongue can cheat... but NOT ur hormones!!
another thing.. this got all the gals in the class cheering.. behind a succesful man is a woman.. and behind that woman is a good mother-in-law...!! something to ponder.

(this guy gotta be stressed to the max)