[Elizabeth]

I am not an authority, but growing up in the Middle East, I know that in comparison to Europe and North America the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cultured are hot-blooded people. They express their emotions in hot-blooded and extreme emotional ways. In some countries, Greece being one of them, there are women whose ‘occupation’ is as professional mourners. These women are called to participate in funerals of people they don’t necessarily know and whale loudly so the dead will know or hear that he/she is being missed and mourned over. As well, in countries like Greece, Cypress and Italy (and probably more countries I don’t know about) once a widow, always a widow. These women dress in black widow cloths for the rest of their lives.

So I would say in answer to your question, I think it’s simply the cultural difference and the way people express their grief. If it interests you, a study on burials would boggle your mind, looking into some cultures ceremonies such as the Tibetens, who eat their dead…

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Name : Elizabeth, Gender : F, Religion : New Thought Movement, Age : 37, City : Newburgh, State : NY, Country : United States, 

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