Ear Cleaning: Difference between revisions

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Also known as ''Mimikaki'', ear cleaning is a mostly Asian practice, as generally Asian peoples' ear wax is harder and more lumpy than westerners'. It uses an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_pick ear pick] (often shown with a puffy, cotton-ball like thing on the end) to remove wax from the inside of the ear. Because having this done to you by another person is considered intimate, this is usually seen in anime and manga between parents and children, siblings, or two people who are lovers. As such it can be used for variations of [[Does This Remind You of Anything]], [[Visual Innuendo]] and even [[Accidental Innuendo]].