India is calling for washington to apologize for the patting down of the indian ambassador to the u. s.during a security check at a mississippi airport last weekend , but u. s.officials are defending the action .
A senior indian diplomat said in an interview thursday that india will soon make a formal complaint through diplomatic channels about the patting down of the ambassador , meera shankar , who was wearing a traditional indian sari .
Other countries have different customs , like patting some one on the back or kissing .
其他国家也有不同的习俗,比如拍某人的背或亲吻。
The women began letting go of their stiff reserve , patting each other on the back and cracking jokes about how they knit so much they were getting blisters on their fingers .
这些女士变得不那么拘谨了,她们会拍着彼此的背,开着玩笑,说她们织得太辛苦,手指都起泡了。
You said to pat him down , so I 'm patting him down .