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प्रश्न
You know what ‘hide-and-seek’ is. What would ‘hide-and-speak’ mean?
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उत्तर
The expression 'hide-and-speak' here expresses the taboo of the dark-skinned people being inferior to those who claim themselves to be 'fair-skinned' and thus, more learned, sophisticated, civilised, and superior.
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