The first paragraph in chapter 1, "Shocks and Surprises", in "Customs and Cultures: Anthropology for Christian Missions", by Eugene A. Nida, originally published by Harper in 1958.

"But we are not going to have our wives dress like prostitutes," protested an elder in the Ngbaka church in northern Congo, as he replied to the suggestion made by the missionary that the women should be required to wear blouses to cover their breasts. The church leaders were unanimous in objecting to such a requirement, for in that part of the Congo the well-dressed and fully-dressed African women were too often prostitutes, since they alone had the money to spend on attractive garments. Different peoples are in wide disagreement as to the amount or type of clothes required by modesty. Not long ago one of the chiefs in the Micronesian island of Yap forbade any woman coming into the town with a blouse. However, he insisted that all women would have to wear grass skirts reaching almost to the ankles. To the Yapese way of thinking, bare legs are a sign of immodesty, while the uncovered breasts are perfectly proper.