August 15, 2010
If You Can’t Beat the Heat, At Least You Can Wear a Yukata!
It's another hot one on BC's west coast today. Lots of high temp records broken. As of 8:00 p.m. the digital thermostat in the living room reads 28C. It's finally cooling a bit as evening falls, and we opened all the windows wide a few minutes ago. I'm sitting in my basement office, which is at least a couple of degrees cooler, sipping on a beer that spent the last 20 minutes of its life shifted to the freezer portion of the fridge to ensure tooth-dazzling coldness, and wearing my yukata.
This light cotton robe-like garment is popular in Japan and is provided with one's room at traditional inns and many hotels, where it's a sort of loungewear that's also acceptable in public spaces, and also at festivals. This one's a fairly cheap touristy item, but I've also got a nice one that nearly sweeps the floor on my 6' frame.
I dunno why, but there's something about wearing a yukata that seems to make the heat more bearable.
Posted by Paul at August 15, 2010 09:53 PM