Threshold!

Here is another story as told by Dr Ray.
Nepalis ,as a group,have a very high threshold for pain.If a Nepali says he has a slight pain in his right lower abdomen,for example,the diagnosis is appendicitis and he requires appendicectomy.
Once,a Nepali,who was a soldier came to the army doctor and saluted him .
He said,"Doctor,I have a problem with my index finger."
The doctor thought that since he had just saluted with his right hand,the problem must lie with his left hand and asked the soldier to elaborate.
The soldier took out his detached left index finger from the shirt pocket of his uniform and said that this was the finger that was troubling him!He had cut his finger while chopping firewood for the camp.
Hence,Dr Ray says "Be careful while treating Nepalis.Their capacity to bear pain is tremendous!"