England...
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I saw this, Norwegian National Day: Norwegian Royal Family's pets steal the show on the country's national day | Daily Mail Online[^] So I wondered about other fairly dull countries close to England, and whether they have a costume. Wales? Yep. France? Yep, Bretons in their lace, Camargue cowboys in their patterned shirts, Germans have their lederhosen... England, nope. The only country without a national dress.
Munchies_Matt wrote:
Germans have their lederhosen...
That's like assuming that all americans wear cowboy hats. Sorry, but I better don't take any styling advice from you. Pickelhauben[^], for example don't go well with Lederhosen at all. :-)
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Munchies_Matt wrote:
Germans have their lederhosen...
That's like assuming that all americans wear cowboy hats. Sorry, but I better don't take any styling advice from you. Pickelhauben[^], for example don't go well with Lederhosen at all. :-)
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
I didnt say all Germans wear it. :)
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The national accessory in England is the umbrella!
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I saw this, Norwegian National Day: Norwegian Royal Family's pets steal the show on the country's national day | Daily Mail Online[^] So I wondered about other fairly dull countries close to England, and whether they have a costume. Wales? Yep. France? Yep, Bretons in their lace, Camargue cowboys in their patterned shirts, Germans have their lederhosen... England, nope. The only country without a national dress.
British probably can call upon the Morning Suit[^] (especially for breakfast) You need to think larger. Cowboy ties and hats in the south-western US; Brooks Brothers suits in the northeast; camouflage in north-central with the 'seperatists', and of course, big toothless smiles and grey 'Johnny Reb' suits in the South-East.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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British probably can call upon the Morning Suit[^] (especially for breakfast) You need to think larger. Cowboy ties and hats in the south-western US; Brooks Brothers suits in the northeast; camouflage in north-central with the 'seperatists', and of course, big toothless smiles and grey 'Johnny Reb' suits in the South-East.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
But those are all Americans, not English! (We really are two different countries, despite appearances. :) ) Morning suit though, I havent seen that in a very long time, even at weddings!
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British probably can call upon the Morning Suit[^] (especially for breakfast) You need to think larger. Cowboy ties and hats in the south-western US; Brooks Brothers suits in the northeast; camouflage in north-central with the 'seperatists', and of course, big toothless smiles and grey 'Johnny Reb' suits in the South-East.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
:thumbsup: Hold my beer and watch this!! :wtf:
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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I saw this, Norwegian National Day: Norwegian Royal Family's pets steal the show on the country's national day | Daily Mail Online[^] So I wondered about other fairly dull countries close to England, and whether they have a costume. Wales? Yep. France? Yep, Bretons in their lace, Camargue cowboys in their patterned shirts, Germans have their lederhosen... England, nope. The only country without a national dress.
[Nothing comes close to the Greeks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaGdozjNGUQ) :)
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Munchies_Matt wrote:
Germans have their lederhosen...
That's like assuming that all americans wear cowboy hats. Sorry, but I better don't take any styling advice from you. Pickelhauben[^], for example don't go well with Lederhosen at all. :-)
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
Well, the brits have their kilt.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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I saw this, Norwegian National Day: Norwegian Royal Family's pets steal the show on the country's national day | Daily Mail Online[^] So I wondered about other fairly dull countries close to England, and whether they have a costume. Wales? Yep. France? Yep, Bretons in their lace, Camargue cowboys in their patterned shirts, Germans have their lederhosen... England, nope. The only country without a national dress.
You have your Morris dancers. Tha's as close as you get.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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I saw this, Norwegian National Day: Norwegian Royal Family's pets steal the show on the country's national day | Daily Mail Online[^] So I wondered about other fairly dull countries close to England, and whether they have a costume. Wales? Yep. France? Yep, Bretons in their lace, Camargue cowboys in their patterned shirts, Germans have their lederhosen... England, nope. The only country without a national dress.
National dress is often less 'national' and more 'regional' or even 'social class'-based. How large the regions are can, paradoxically, depend on the nation. In the UK, we historically seem to have very small regions with historically very strongly differentiated customs, languages/dialects/accents, and clothing, and within these regions clothing, accent, etc. may also depend on social class. Here is one illustration of a particular social class-based dress style... http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FXmTwKZmSts/TOSLwnss8xI/AAAAAAAAC3U/aBbUFU1Phs8/s1600/photo.pete_dud.jpg[^] P.S. How the frag do I embed an image in this here mardown-ish editor thingy?
