Pyjamas as ladies daytime fashion in Cambodia
Replies: 28 - Last Post: Aug 31, 2012 6:53 AM Last Post By: Ludicrous_Grin
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Pyjamas as ladies daytime fashion in Cambodia
Can anyone explain this phenomena? Never before have I been to a country where I've seen so many people wearing pyjamas all day. Presumably they like them (they'd be comfy).5
Pressa, in Europe one is very free to wear what one wishes. I live in Spain where the men wear shorts and the women very little else for 6 months of the year, only the temperature dictating the change to more modest winter apparel. In Russia, the "european" part, young women wear stunning fashion clothing all year while the old wear pyjamas, nightdresses, overcoats, boots - whatever they want. When I lived in UK I would wear shorts/tee shirt when not at work and I was not alone, comfort was more important than fashion.Dave
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Theres a large town in NZ that made the radio talkback because of girls wearing pjs out at shops, etc. So the habit's spread wide and far.Must admit I've made the dive into the local shop at night in night attire buying a forgotten ingredient.
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Pajamas might be worn around the home or even to market, but nobody would wear them going to work/school or social events.I took a boat along the Perfumed River and the lady skipper wore pyjamas all day, others cleaning around temples were similarly dressed. Stallholders in several markets across Vietnam were in pyjamas during the day, whether selling or transporting goods about town.
I don't believe being "less.developed" has any general bearing on what people wear; as said above, comfort, practicality and cost have a lot to do with it.
Dave
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I once asked Vietnamese friends living here what they missed most about Vietnam, and many said: ao dai. And further comments: covers everything but hides nothing. Those modern girls wearing very short pants are not as sexy as the ones with ao dai.When asking Bangladeshis about what they miss most: the monsoon rain, the fish curries etc.
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You see the old Chinese women wearing their pjs everywhere in Penang, KL & other Malaysian cities.
