The Inbetween World of Karen Lall
Through the forces of both nature and nurture, I have discovered that I am no longer fully Canadian, however nor am I fully Brazilian....
It all started in preparation for my trip back to Canada for Christmas. Even though the seasons are opposite, and it is always hot in Recife, I was looking forward to doing a bit of shopping back home. I don't always find it easy to buy work clothes in Brazil due to a variety of factors [synthetic materials and different styles that somehow look amazing on Brazilians, but not quite on this poor Canadian] and thought that I would surely be able to find a few items for purchase and import/export. Ah! Who was I kidding? Here is me reacting to clothing in both Canada and Brazil:
On the amount of material used to create an article of clothing:
Me in Brazil: I couldn't possibly buy that. So little material. Makes me look like I am going to the beach.
Me in Canada: I couldn't possibly buy that. Too much material. Makes me look frumpy.
On colour:
Me in Brazil: Too bright! What's with all the fushia?
Me in Canada: Too dreary! What's with all the gray?
On waistlines:
Me in Brazil: Ack! These Brazilian waistlines are much too low.
Me in Canada: Ack! These Canadian waistlines are much too high.
On heels:
Me in Brazil: Too high!
Me in Canada: Too low!
On seasons:
Me in Brazil: It's 30º!¹
Me in Canada: It's 30º!²
On sleeves:
Me in Brazil: Nothing here has sleeves!
Me in Canada: Everything here has long sleeves!
On fabrics:
Me in Brazil: So many synthetics.
Me in Canada: So many synthetics. Wait a minute....
So you see, I hover, always in search of the happy medium. I hover between seasons. I hover between styles. I hover between textiles. And I hover between countries. However, you can bet your bottom dollar [worth US$0.86] or your bottom real [worth US$0.44] that whenever I spot that gem, whether in the northern or southern hemisphere, I snatch it up and thus have thus created a wardrope with combines the best of both worlds!
¹ Above zero
² Below zero
posted by Karen @ 8:49 p.m.
3 Comments:
You really need to vacation somewhere between Canada and Brazil, ha,ha..
Hmmm... hadn't realized the in-between feeling of living somewhere else than where you grew up extends to clothes.....
Maybe you should go shopping someplace like San Diego, where it's not too hot and not too cold...
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