this is a pet peeve of mine. when i am in india people always keep asking me why i don't wear jeans. I just don't wear jeans in india in the month of may when wearing a salwar is 100 times more comfortable. jeans in december is another matter.
On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 3:31 AM, 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. > > shiv > > -- Radhika, Y.R. Project Manager, Centering Women project, Sri Lanka International Center for Sustainable Cities 415 - 1788 W. 5th Avenue Vancouver BC Canada
