Aug 18, 2008
What Not To Wear: Tourist Edition
Going to the pyramids does not make you Lawrence of Arabia! So stop dressing like the dude! You look ridiculous!
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(Although I've gotta say: I do find it amusing that the same Westerners who are critical of the headscarf on principle, who see it as a sign of oppression, come here and are suddenly reaching for any damn thing to put on their head to keep out the wind and the sand.)
(I'd say the same thing to Muslims not-from-Arabia who insist the hijab has always and only been about modesty; i.e. those who claim it's a complete coincidence that what's become known as "Islamic" headgear emerged in a desert climate.)
