article_snippet: To the tribespeople, all foreigners are 'English' - a legacy from the UK's time as the colonial power in Burma .
article_snippet: They also believe that white skin is the result of boiling the individual concerned in water .
article_snippet: With so few visitors, any non-Burmese to appear in the village is immediately deemed to be English - a hangover from the colonial times.
article_snippet: Amusingly, many of  locals remain convinced that white skin is the result that person being boiled.
highlights_snippet: Any foreigner is deemed 'English' by the tribes who think white skin is the result of boiling the person concerned .