Do different cultures react to tickling differently?

[some1somewhere]

I am not one to believe that one nationality, race, creed, hair style, etc, is more ticklish than the next. But I wonder if someone's culture would affect how one reacts to being tickled? Would one reacted more of a smart-a$$ towards the tickler? Would one just laugh and take it in a more submissive way? Would one culture scream profanities because they are not in control?

So the basic question is would the culture that one is most associated with, affect the manner in which they would react towards being tickled? In your answer if you believe it does, how does it and be specific.

This is not to degrade one culture or elevate another. This is trying to find a basic understanding as to how culture influences ones reaction to something as universal as tickling.

 

[starfires]

From what I remember of tickling in Russia, it wasn't a common practice to beg the tickler to stop. The person being attacked would either try to dislodge the tickler, counterattack, or just wait for it to be over. Asking the tickler to stop was equivalent to admitting defeat.