Ju/'hoansi Tradition: Insulting the Meat

The Ju/'hoansi people, a hunter-gatherer tribe in the Kalahari desert in South Africa, have a tradition called "Insulting the Meat." To prevent the best hunters from becoming overly prideful, they mockingly insult the quality of the meat and playfully taunt the hunter who brought down the animal. The larger the kill, the more substantial the insults.