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Post by Jaga on Dec 4, 2005 14:25:49 GMT -7
Americans are used to dress casually as everybody knows. So, it was nothing strange to see guys in the shorts and T-shirts all the year round in Texas. But, here in Idaho winter is cold still.... every day when I go to the university I see guys, some of them commuting from Idaho Falls in SHORTS in the winter when the temperature is around freezing or even less!!!  I have a hard time to understand why people dress up like that in winter. I think, only a person with the nervous break down, extremely poor or crazy would dress like that in Poland and then this person would cause a local sensation.... maybe somebody can explain it to me? WHy people dress in shorts (at least 5% of people) even in a really cold weather? I donot believe that they cannot affort any longer pants, I would be the first to offer it to them.   |
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Post by nancy on Dec 4, 2005 14:53:25 GMT -7
Jaga, I bet they are young macho guys who think they are showing how tough  they are! Sometimes teenagers don't want to dress the way their mothers want them to, and go without coats even when they need them. I have seen it here in New England - one of my bookshop employees caught a terrible cold from "underdressing" in the winter. Many many years ago (in Texas) I used to go barefoot all the time, and my boyfriend called me the "Barefoot Contessa." He told me someone at the university offered to buy me some shoes.  (I declined!) |
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Post by franek80 on Dec 4, 2005 16:09:10 GMT -7
Nancy;
Here in Florida Shorts are in and pants are out.. The only men that wear pants are the snow birds from up north when they first come down here,, Then they are placed in a closet to be worn again for their funeral.
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Post by forza on Dec 4, 2005 16:20:41 GMT -7
 Florida UPS girls wear too skimpy clothes. Shorts are ok and tank tops too. People should wear what looks goods on them and does not gross ;D |
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Post by forza on Dec 4, 2005 16:27:28 GMT -7
 Fashionable in Poland of 1920ties or 1930ties |
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Post by Jaga on Dec 4, 2005 17:13:01 GMT -7
Nancy,
so you were
BOSONOGA HRABINA
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Post by hollister on Dec 5, 2005 8:19:34 GMT -7
Jaga,
The shorts in winter phenomena is evident in Moscow as well. I finally asked how in the world they could stand to wear shorts when it was so cold. The answer was that they were from Alaska and freezing is quite balmy as far as they were concerned. Turns out that the U of Idaho has a quite large population of Alaksa students and they ALL felt the same way and wore shorts. Even when it seemed impossible to do so.
I am coming to believe that it is possible as down here in Florida I see people in HEAVY down coats, gloves and boots when it hits 60 here and I am still in shorts and tees and FINALLY feel comfortable with the tempature here.
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Post by kaima on Dec 5, 2005 21:02:19 GMT -7
I would also consider the season in being surprised at shorts in freezing temperatures. Springtime in Alaska leads to shorts sometimes .... was it -20 or + 20 F? on a bicycle, in Fairbanks. (that is either -6C ir - -30C. I forget which. It makes a world of difference in the springtime!
Kai
Just spent the weekend at what I considered +8 and others judged to be -10F. No, they wre not from Fairbanks, they wre from down here in the Banana Belt.
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Post by justjohn on Dec 6, 2005 6:12:08 GMT -7
Florida UPS girls wear too skimpy clothes. Shorts are ok and tank tops too. People should wear what looks goods on them and does not gross ;D How on earth did you get a picture of my UPS driver? ? |
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Post by justjohn on Dec 6, 2005 6:22:15 GMT -7
I am coming to believe that it is possible as down here in Florida I see people in HEAVY down coats, gloves and boots when it hits 60 here and I am still in shorts and tees and FINALLY feel comfortable with the tempature here. I remember back when our children were small, we took them to Disney World in Florida. My In-Laws were there at the time. One day it was nice and warm, by New Hampshire standards, so my wife and I decided to go swimming at the beach. We put on our swim suites and threw a towel over our shoulder and began to walk to the water. A few doors down we came upon a gentleman who was mowing his lawn. It was the strangest thing. Here is my wife and I in bathing suites and walking to the beach and there is a man mowing his lawn wearing a winter overcoat, hat with ear muffs, heavy pants, snowboots and gloves. I wish to this day I had my camera with me. WE both looked at each other, shook our heads in disbelief, and continued down our individual roads to life.  |
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Post by leslie on Dec 6, 2005 6:33:09 GMT -7
Thank you everybody for confirming what we Brits have thought for years - ever since the Yanks came over (eventually) in the first WW - that Americans are peculiar!! Ok, I know you all think we in the UK are peculiar as well - so we are quits!! Leslie |
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Post by suzanne on Dec 6, 2005 8:05:22 GMT -7
Americans are used to dress casually as everybody knows. So, it was nothing strange to see guys in the shorts and T-shirts all the year round in Texas. But, here in Idaho winter is cold still.... every day when I go to the university I see guys, some of them commuting from Idaho Falls in SHORTS in the winter when the temperature is around freezing or even less!!! I don't get it, either. I see people dressed like that around here, too. I saw a guy this past weekend walking around in a winter coat and long shorts! And scores of teenaged girls with bare midriffs in this cold weather. Some people are just so determined to exercise their "right" to dress casually at all times that they've lost all sense for what's appropriate and what isn't, I guess. |
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Post by bescheid on Dec 6, 2005 8:45:04 GMT -7
Some years back while divorced from my first wife. My son and I (with his mothers permission) was on a holiday trip through Alberta Canada. I had wanted to give him the opportunity to travel through BC (British Columbia) and into Alberta to experience what it was like.
On the second day, we stopped for the night at a motor Inn in Banf (Alberta), and as it was still very warm in the day, Paul (my son) wanted to try out the swimming pool. So a quick change into his trunks and off he went. Well Dad always vigilant, set up a lawn chair near the pool to drink a soda and keep an eye on things. Shortly there after, two little Indian children (East Indian)(brother and sister) came out with the same idea and jumped into the pool with Paul, then after a few minutes, hastly got out and ran back to their motel room.
As calmly as I could, I asked Paul what he did to scare off the children, Paul said, "Nothing Dad, they just left".
Ok! Now next to the Indian family and asked what was the problem of my son. The parents said,"he (Paul) had embarrassed them. How so I asked, he (Paul) had no shirt on. Oh, I said, we will have that fixed, please send your children back, as they were getting along very well. I then relayed this to Paul, he put on an undershirt and all three children used up the remainder of the afternoon playing in the pool.
The Indian parents and my self enjoyed a wonderful after noon sitting in lounge chairs, drinking our sodas, and having some time to talk in peace.
The following day while driving to Jasper, I had to do some thinking, on that swimming pool situation to fully understand, the sensitivities of others and not just my own. But, with the top down on the car (MG) it was soon just a memory.
Charles
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Post by Jaga on Dec 6, 2005 21:47:24 GMT -7
Jaga, The shorts in winter phenomena is evident in Moscow as well. I finally asked how in the world they could stand to wear shorts when it was so cold. The answer was that they were from Alaska and freezing is quite balmy as far as they were concerned. Turns out that the U of Idaho has a quite large population of Alaksa students and they ALL felt the same way and wore shorts. Even when it seemed impossible to do so. I am coming to believe that it is possible as down here in Florida I see people in HEAVY down coats, gloves and boots when it hits 60 here and I am still in shorts and tees and FINALLY feel comfortable with the tempature here. I do not really believe that if somebody is from Alaska - he/she can stand much more cold. Yes, people get used to some temperatures, but even black people hate really hot weather just like the rest of us - there is a certain comfoprtable range of the temperatures and beyond this range we just feel uncomfortable! |
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Post by kaima on Dec 6, 2005 22:05:32 GMT -7
I do believe the body aclimates itself to the climate. When I left the army in August, El Paso Texas had been over 100F for over a month. Driving across the states with a friend, we stopped to picknic along the road at a pul out. We both stepped out of the car with t shirts, and I ahd to go backin and put on a long sleeved cotton shirt to tolerate teh cold 70's!
So it helpe to visit from Alaska in the winter, but the return calls for a bit of adjustment!
Kai
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they are! 
(I declined!)
