But you don’t have to worry about what to wear to the job interview. Suit and tie. No muss, no fuss. That decision is made for you.
There’s an upside.
That’s all I’m saying.
Yeah, but ties are REALLY REALLY awful. About as bad as pantyhose.
Uh…
So I’m told.
Now, that’s nothing to be ashamed of. For those of you who don’t know, on a really cold day, a pair of pantyhose under your pants will keep you as warm as your mother’s bosom.
California is the place you want to be
You can dress anyway you like, in the right neighborhoods in SF. We’re very open minded here.
Of course, the cost of living is way high, but that’s just what you got to pay if you want to wear a dress, guys.
Originally posted by eulerfan
Now, that’s nothing to be ashamed of. For those of you who don’t know, on a really cold day, a pair of pantyhose under your pants will keep you as warm as your mother’s bosom.
A really cold day?!!?
What alternate universe Houston TX do you live in?
I live in the regular old Houston. I’ve also lived in the regular old Norway and the regular old Scotland.
I seem to recall a few really cold Houston days. A few years ago. Maybe it was a dream I had. I’m not sure.
Norway and Scotland, huh? Well, that’s different (to say the least! Ever try getting a nice bowl of pozole with lots of chipotle in Oslo?)
I lived in Alaska for seven years, and Quebec for one, so I know from cold, too. And as far as I can tell, Texas ain’t got it. “Really cold” down here means below 30 degrees, not below -20 degrees.
Cold is subjective. Norway and Scotland notwithstanding, I lived in Singapore for seven years. I think I adapted too well to the heat and, being in Houston, haven’t had a chance to adapt to cold. Below thirty is pretty painful for me.
relative temp
“The coldest winter I ever had was a summer in SF” Its a popular misquote of Mark Twain. Actually SF is pretty warm but it tricks you. The rest of the Bay Area is quite warm, but SF has the fog which freezes our tourists. Heh, heh, nothing more satsifying to an SF local than to see some short sleeve short pants clad tourist while being bundled up in a cosy hoody. http://store.yahoo.com/martialartsmart/99xmahd15.html
I haven’ t yet made it to asia in my travels. Is it true the Singapore cucarachas make the big flying fellas we see down here look like runts? I don’t like that idea at all. I swear, I once saw a Houston waterbug wearing colors and flashing gang signs. If it get’s worse than that, I might just stay home.
That’s funny.
The roaches are about the same there.
What you have to watch out for is this fruit called a Durian. It’s the worst thing you will ever smell and the scent is a powerful lifeforce. Once, somebody threw durian remains down the garbage shute. It just passed by the appartment via the shute but the whole place smelled like a$$ all day.
Ugh… durian. I lived in Taiwan for about four months last year. In the grocery store where we shopped, the durian bins were right in front of the entrance. You’d walk in and it was all you could smell. It’s like rotten cantaloupe.
I’ve been told they taste like onion flavored ice cream.
the King of fruits
Durians, my lord. I love tropical fruits and durian fans claim that it is the king of fruits, so I tried some in Thailand. Wow, that was some nasty stuff. N-A-S-T-Y. I love the signs in no durian signs Singapore with the Durians in the red circle with a line through it.
It’s more of a weapon than a fruit.
So, uh…what’s the best way to wear a durian (trying desperately to return to topic.)
Steven
I like Steven Seagal wearing Asian clothes. He lookes very good with it while other people just look stupid. It depends…I personally like wearing Indian clothes. They look a bit different to Chinese clothes as they don’t have such characteristic buttons.
By the way, it is getting winter here in Germany, too. Sometimes I have problems with the cold outside when I practice Kung Fu. Do you have any tips concerning handshoes or something like this???
handshoes? I think the word you’re looking for is gloves, but I’m not certain.
Anyway, I’ve been known to do forms outdoors with gloves. Doesn’t seem to cause me any troubles. The most serious problems come from wearing streetclothes, because most pants don’t have the gussetted crotch for wide leg stretches, as in “Snake crawls on the ground” side heel kick.
Tai Chi Power
Thank you for your reply.
I would like to tell you about my Tai Chi teacher: always when I practice the whole old yang style form with him outside, his hands turn warm. It is so curious!! No matter how cold it is…his hands are always warm while I am having real PAIN in my fingers when it is cold outside. You know ,this is something I really want to reach with my Tai Chi training one day!!!
well, this sounds like a great arguement for those extra Long Chinese sleeves!!!
back to the topic…
You know, I was toying with wearing my silk chinese jacket from the anniversary party to the exotic erotic (thought it might go good with my devil horns) but I didin’t. But I did go to my high school reunion wearing a pseudo-kungfu style jacket. It was a bright orange jacket with frog ties in the Chinese-style that is either made of a raw silk or hemp blend that I got in Thailand. Most of the others wear wearing sports coats & ties. Everyone kept telling me I looked exactly the same (although in high school I always wore solid black, goth before they even had a word for the trend.)
You know, I was voted most likely person in my class to be a villian in a kungfu movie. Prophesy, in a way. I suppose a lot of people here got voted the same or similar distinctions.