HandwovenConsensus@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy does it seem like desert cultures tend to cover most of their body, while tropical cultures tend to wear very little clothing?message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareWhy does it seem like desert cultures tend to cover most of their body, while tropical cultures tend to wear very little clothing?HandwovenConsensus@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
Like, I know that desert dwellers do it to protect their bodies from the sun, but isn’t that also an issue in the tropics?
minus-squarekundaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI grew up in a tropical place, and cant imagine wearing full on clothes. The humidity means you are better of with breathable clothes and quick drying ones like cotton so you dont look like a sweaty pig after a while.
I grew up in a tropical place, and cant imagine wearing full on clothes. The humidity means you are better of with breathable clothes and quick drying ones like cotton so you dont look like a sweaty pig after a while.