Do local people really mock tourist's clothes?
Apr 16th, 2006, 06:25 AM
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"And, Patrick..as to lounging around Starbucks watching the passing show..well, that speaks volumes in and of itself."
What a very strange comment. Was that to suggest that the reason we sit there is to watch the passing show? Of course not, and how very odd to suggest that we do. In Florida I'd much rather sit outside and drink my morning coffee than inside, and in downtown Naples, Starbucks is the only place to do it and meet friends at the same time. Sorry you don't approve of Starbucks or people sitting outside to enjoy the weather, whichever your "speaks volumes" refers to. "Watching the passing show" was certainly your words, not mine. On the other hand I guess you would be too blind to notice a group of 20 people all dressed alike lining up to buy coffee?
What a very strange comment. Was that to suggest that the reason we sit there is to watch the passing show? Of course not, and how very odd to suggest that we do. In Florida I'd much rather sit outside and drink my morning coffee than inside, and in downtown Naples, Starbucks is the only place to do it and meet friends at the same time. Sorry you don't approve of Starbucks or people sitting outside to enjoy the weather, whichever your "speaks volumes" refers to. "Watching the passing show" was certainly your words, not mine. On the other hand I guess you would be too blind to notice a group of 20 people all dressed alike lining up to buy coffee?
Apr 16th, 2006, 06:28 AM
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Although suddenly I'm reminding of the thousands of posts here about getting a table at a Parisian cafe to "watch the passing show". Suddenly I'm wondering why that is supposed to be a bad thing in the US, but a good thing in Paris? What's funny is that in Paris all the chairs and tables are lined up strictly facing that "passing show" so it certainly is the goal of those places.
Apr 16th, 2006, 07:16 AM
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Have you ever been anywhere and a person dressed just really strange walks by. I'm talking purple glitter tights with a fruit basket on their head or something. Everyone turns their heads to look. As they walk down the street you see head after head turning. Strangers, will give each other the "did you just see that" glance followed by a chuckle. Those are the people that get mocked because they look like Carmen Miranda from Juiter not Mr. & Mrs. Jones from Kansas( not slamming Kansas just picking a state.)
Apr 16th, 2006, 07:43 AM
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Last time I was in Paris, there was a couple with two teenage girls that I saw every morning at breakfast. One of the girls always wore flip flops, and brief tank top with no bra, and shorts so short you could see the bottom of her butt cheeks. All I could think was "you ARE going to change your clothes before going out aren't you?" I would have been thinking the same thing if we were in Rome, or Chicago, or Kansas City.
Apr 16th, 2006, 07:47 AM
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As I live near the beach, you can see sometimes tourists (not a lot!) mainly from nordic countries that wear shorts
and t-shirts in the city when we are still wearing winther clothes
No one mocks at them, it's just you can avoid looking and think they are going to catch a cold
and t-shirts in the city when we are still wearing winther clothes
No one mocks at them, it's just you can avoid looking and think they are going to catch a cold
Apr 16th, 2006, 08:01 AM
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laartista -
Purple glitter tights and a fruit basket on the head? Go to any Gay Pride (oh sorry - LGBT Parade) celebration - you'll see plenty of variations on that theme.
I concurr with Neopolitan - how is watching people pass by any different here in the US than in Europe (or elsewhere for that matter).
Yes a cafe in Paris is much better than Starbucks but it's "just a different verse, same tune".
Intrepid, do you live in one of those gated communities where walking is consider suspect (grin)?
Purple glitter tights and a fruit basket on the head? Go to any Gay Pride (oh sorry - LGBT Parade) celebration - you'll see plenty of variations on that theme.
I concurr with Neopolitan - how is watching people pass by any different here in the US than in Europe (or elsewhere for that matter).
Yes a cafe in Paris is much better than Starbucks but it's "just a different verse, same tune".
Intrepid, do you live in one of those gated communities where walking is consider suspect (grin)?
Apr 16th, 2006, 08:37 AM
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In retrospect I'm suddenly thinking that I mistakenly took Intrepid's "speaks volumes" comment to be negative. Now I realize he may have been saying, "how nice that you are able to live a European lifestyle in your community", casually sitting along a sidewalk sipping coffee as the world goes by, or maybe "Gee, Naples must have a lot of European flavor". Yes, as a matter of fact it does. Sorry if I took the post wrong.
Apr 16th, 2006, 08:44 AM
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I am amused and fascinated by what peple wear. I work in a downtown office building, populated by lawyers and bankers. I am fascinated when ladies wear strapless sundresses to the office - as if it were a garden party; I am fascinated when ladies wear sequined gowns to the office, as if it were Saturday night at the ball. So, if I were European, I imagine that I would still be amused and fascinated by what people choose to put on in the morning...tourists or fellow Europeans, wouldn't matter.
Apr 16th, 2006, 08:52 AM
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laartista...<i>Have you ever been anywhere and a person dressed just really strange walks by.</i>
I live in Portland Oregon.
Yes.
LOL, there is not a day that goes by that we do not see a funny sight, and they are not tourists. The tourists here stick out because they are generally fully dressed, not heavily tattooed and have clean hair.
<i>**Portlanders will know what I mean and yes, some of us do wash**</i>
I hope sitting at a Starbucks has not become some sort of forbidden/outmoded pasttime..Pup loves to sit at Starbucks and sneak pets from passersby..We don't mind indulging him, we usually enjoy the passersby too.
But then, in my neck o the woods, we have a cafe of some sort on most corners, we are lucky in that way in Portland...more opportunities to mock LOL
I actually enjoy mocking some of these remarks on here...must be because the sun is out here..such a strange and wonderful sight~
I live in Portland Oregon.
Yes.
LOL, there is not a day that goes by that we do not see a funny sight, and they are not tourists. The tourists here stick out because they are generally fully dressed, not heavily tattooed and have clean hair.
<i>**Portlanders will know what I mean and yes, some of us do wash**</i>
I hope sitting at a Starbucks has not become some sort of forbidden/outmoded pasttime..Pup loves to sit at Starbucks and sneak pets from passersby..We don't mind indulging him, we usually enjoy the passersby too.
But then, in my neck o the woods, we have a cafe of some sort on most corners, we are lucky in that way in Portland...more opportunities to mock LOL
I actually enjoy mocking some of these remarks on here...must be because the sun is out here..such a strange and wonderful sight~
Apr 16th, 2006, 09:02 AM
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Yes, there is a secret society that spans the entire continent, and members swear a blood oath to protect fashion sensibility by serving as sentinels. Most often they are cleverly disguised as ushers, ticket takers, or clerks in ticket booths.
Apr 16th, 2006, 09:24 AM
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Neopolitan - I love your sense of humor!
<<Naples must have a lot of European flavor". Yes, as a matter of fact it does.>>
Comparisons came flooding to mind:
Jungle Larry's Caribbean Gardens=Luxembourg Gardens
Dog races=Opera Garnier
Corkscrew Swamp Wildlife Preserve=Gardin des Plantes
Naples One Week Art Festival=Louvre
(Gosh.You were being funny weren't you)
I recall a licence plate I saw "Florida - For Newly Weds and Nearly Deads"
<<Naples must have a lot of European flavor". Yes, as a matter of fact it does.>>
Comparisons came flooding to mind:
Jungle Larry's Caribbean Gardens=Luxembourg Gardens
Dog races=Opera Garnier
Corkscrew Swamp Wildlife Preserve=Gardin des Plantes
Naples One Week Art Festival=Louvre
(Gosh.You were being funny weren't you)
I recall a licence plate I saw "Florida - For Newly Weds and Nearly Deads"
Apr 16th, 2006, 10:16 AM
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What a silly way to make comparisons, by picking out totally unrelated things.
Let's see if we can do the same in Paris:
Fine designer shops --
Tacky souvenier shops on Rivoli.
The Louvre -- Disneyland Paris
Tallivent -- Starbucks
See, one can always do that. What I was referring to is that the two major streets of Naples, Florida are filled with cafes and a strolling ambiance, much like what many people associate with European ambiance. Most restaurants spill out onto the sidewalks as well. Nothing more, nothing less. If you've really been here and not noticed that I feel very sorry for you.
Let's see if we can do the same in Paris:
Fine designer shops --
Tacky souvenier shops on Rivoli.
The Louvre -- Disneyland Paris
Tallivent -- Starbucks
See, one can always do that. What I was referring to is that the two major streets of Naples, Florida are filled with cafes and a strolling ambiance, much like what many people associate with European ambiance. Most restaurants spill out onto the sidewalks as well. Nothing more, nothing less. If you've really been here and not noticed that I feel very sorry for you.
