English Original
A few years before the Gulf War, Barbara Walters reported on gender roles in Kuwait. She noted that, in line with traditional Islamic custom, women typically walked about ten feet behind their husbands.
Recently, Barbara returned to Kuwait and observed that men now walked several yards behind their wives. She approached a Kuwaiti woman for an explanation.
"This is marvelous," Barbara said. "What enabled women here to achieve this reversal of roles?"
The Kuwaiti woman replied, "Land mines."
中文翻译
海湾战争爆发前几年，芭芭拉·沃特斯曾报道过科威特的性别角色。她当时注意到，按照伊斯兰传统习俗，女性通常走在丈夫身后约十英尺处。
最近，芭芭拉重返科威特，发现男性现在都走在妻子身后几码远的地方。她向一位科威特妇女寻求解释。
“这太神奇了，”芭芭拉说，“是什么让这里的女性实现了这种角色转换？”
那位科威特妇女回答道：“是地雷。”