O Western man: please civilize me, oh please! "Except that it is traditional, not remotely eyebrow-raising, for adult Afghan males to clasp fingers when strolling about, even with weapons shouldered. "There's nothing wrong with it in their culture," says Capt. Scott Blake. "And we're not here to change the culture." But Blake is here to change the culture of corruption and ineptitude that has plagued the Afghan National Police, an institution widely reviled by the populace and resistant to professional elevation by Western mentors." (thanks Noaman)