On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 4:01 PM, ss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wednesday 02 Jul 2008 3:17:29 pm Sirtaj Singh Kang wrote: > > Speaking of sun-related cultural habits, I'd like to share a pet peeve of > > mine - as a cultural-habitual wearer of headgear, I am surprised that > > urban Indians have lost the rural good sense to wear turbans, topis etc > > when they go out in the sun. Is it some sort of fashion thing? > > Ah but we have also lost the habit of wearing light, loose clothes that > allow > the circulation of air and promote heat loss as opposed to clothes that are > sealed off at strategic points to suppress air-exchange and loss of heat. > The > worst offender is the tie - which is an admittedly smart looking warm-air > sealant suitable for cold climes only. >
<delurk> I have to confess that I fall into a minority. When traveling in India I ensure that I wear loose cotton clothes and a cap (not yet a topi though) and walk around with a bottle of water always. It's fun to walk into a business meeting with the cap and the bottle and observe the look on "properly" clothed people. Ofcourse, it helps that I that work for a manufacturing company and not an IT one. </delurk> -gabin -- Measure with a micrometer. Mark with a chalk. Cut with an axe!
