Hats

[gothwalk]

Hats, I am discovering, make an unreasonable difference to your experience of weather. Yesterday, there was a vague attempt at rain while I was walking home, with no hat. I felt chilly, rained on, somewhat soaked, and rather put out, despite the fact that I was heading home for a few hours of EVE before watching the first episode of the new season of Torchwood (review coming up on dukestreet later today).

This morning, I wore my winter hat, a black trilby-sort-of-thing, through the driving rain and nasty winds walking to work. I was warm, comfortable, and felt dry, despite the fact that I was, well, walking to work in the rain.

And yet, a good half of the people I passed had wholly inadequate hoods, scarves tied over their heads, ineffective umbrellas (many of which turned inside out at each street corner), or the old classic of a newspaper over the head. The people who were wearing hats were black, oriental, Polish, or quite old. Hats are not that hard to get - why do Irish people not wear them?

Comments

[wijsgeer.livejournal.com]

I have a bit of a langiage problem here. In Dutch there is a distinct difference between all the woolen affairs (they are called muts) and the more old fashion type (the ones you can lift in greeting, so to say, they are called hoed)

This year I bought myself a pet not quit a baseball cap but of that model. Only it has a fake fur lining and flaps to cover the ears. It is reasonably water repellent. It does make a tremendous difference. I bought it at a millitary dumpstore. After I bought it I saw it everywhere on the streets, mainly boys wearing it. (only they don't fasten the flaps under their chin and I do, makes me look silly but it is much warmer).

This doesn't at all help you in finding out why the Irish don't wear hats, I am sorry :-)

[dorianegray.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I used to have a hat like your pet! It was great. (And when I wasn't wearing it, I could hang it off my handbag by the fastened flaps.) But I lost it. :-(