tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post5483013489487145467..comments2024-03-28T12:31:11.055-07:00Comments on Adventures In Keeping House: Summer Modesty 2015Sannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-91118200220432182482015-06-08T04:10:11.220-07:002015-06-08T04:10:11.220-07:00Hats are associated with decency (and with church ...Hats are associated with decency (and with church for women) and decency isn't cool any more, unless you are very upper class. The trashier one looks, the more fashionable apparently. Older people are often the worst offenders, I think they are stuck in the 1960 teenage rebellion. It's always Woodstock to them. <br /><br />We've got one day with temps above +30*C and I came to the conclusion I don't miss it, I just find +15*C a bit too chilly to my taste! <br /><br />Oh, and you are welcome! One can say many things about our neighbours, at least they don't sunbathe topless in their gardens:) Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-10849043351098399842015-06-08T01:34:41.636-07:002015-06-08T01:34:41.636-07:00Same thing with the hats here. People find wearing...Same thing with the hats here. People find wearing them hilarious. But I just have to wear them, otherwise I will get bad headache if it is sunny. And I have never been able to read in direct sunlight, I always have to go to porch and read in shadow when we are at the cottage. Now I can spend several ours in direct sunlight if I am boating (and covered head to toe) or something like that, but I cannot "take sunbaths". <br /><br />It is actually silly that people wear hats no more. My grandfather had always hat outside -he was a farmer. Women used to wear kerchiefs. Anyway covering my head actually flatters my face so I don't mind wearing them. <br /><br />We have also had rather windy, rainy and cold spring. So even I am looking forward the heat wave if it ever comes... I just wish people would put at least SOME clothes on. My father-in-law wears only speedos when it is warm and we are at the cottage. And the cottage neighbour, senior man also, does the same. I find it repulsive. And his "girlfriend" takes topless sunbaths. Since I am so passive-aggressive, I usually cover even more just to make a statement. ;) <br /><br />I nearly forgot. I really have to thank you. Thanks to your blog, I have realized that I don't have to wear old rags when we go to cottage; that it is ok to dress nicely even there. (for some reason people here, especially older, tend to wear really hideous things at cottages. If one wears something nicer but totally comme-il-faut, people can ask: "Isn't that too good to wear at countryside?") <br /><br /><br />Housewife from Finlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-51081664685254809382015-06-07T10:50:08.755-07:002015-06-07T10:50:08.755-07:00If you go around wearing a hat over here unless yo...If you go around wearing a hat over here unless you are a Japanese tourist (they all seem to take the threat of skin cancer seriously), people will think you are a freak. Since our weather is often wet and gloomy, folks tend to show too much skin whenever the sun comes out and it's at least moderately warm. <br /><br />Others call them sun-worshippers which is probably true to a point as I know someone who kept sunbathing against the doctors' advice after being diagnosed with skin cancer. It's really mind-boggling. <br /><br />This year it has been especially bad: cold, windy, you name it, so even I spent a couple of hours in direct sun reading on the terrace by the first opportunity, so I can relate to them to a degree:) In Southern Europe more people wear hats in summer, btw. <br /><br />Yeah, we all have missed you:)Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-83293706652690872982015-06-07T08:42:39.702-07:002015-06-07T08:42:39.702-07:00And if modesty and health are not good enough reas...And if modesty and health are not good enough reasons to cover, one must remember that NOTHING alters skin like uv-rays. <br /><br />I usually cover quite well on summer, even if it is very warm - I am really sensitive to sun. I always wear hat that shadows my face and keep most of my body covered, though I try to reveal some of my arms and legs to get vitamin D. I actually think that covering with some relatively loose, pale garments can keep you more calm than wearing something skimpy. Thight denim shorts is something I have never understood; they are so hot. <br /><br />I also have to wear sunscreen but I have found several that have only physical protection. They are make-up like products that won't make your face all white. :) <br /><br />Yes, it is possible to have problems with sun in Finland, too. Amazing. :) <br /><br />BTW, my hubby is on vacation and that's why I am not around so much. In case you have missed me. ;) Housewife from Finlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-4691805496213264642015-06-07T00:09:31.193-07:002015-06-07T00:09:31.193-07:00Yes, sunshine in moderation is very good for you a...Yes, sunshine in moderation is very good for you as it helps produce vitamin D in your body, however, spending hours in it with very little on is dangerous. People used to wear hats in summer to protect their face and head, but now no more. I know several people who have had skin cancer (non-lethal) form, and one of them always used sunscreen but also spent hours in the sun by the slightest opportunity. Sannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124283361844607678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139017677124620997.post-58243459768409125252015-06-06T17:12:45.549-07:002015-06-06T17:12:45.549-07:00It is tough because we do get a lot of sunshine. T...It is tough because we do get a lot of sunshine. Tanning salons are dangerous and I really don't trust sunscreen either. The best thing is to stay out of the sun when the sun is strong. Everything with moderation. Mariettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421484144455924614noreply@blogger.com