Walaby wrote:
It never dawned on me to ever ask someone about the clothes you wear. I can't even imagine a conversation where that would come up, or why I would even care.
"Hey man.. why do y'all wear those overalls? Is it to keep the spaghetti sauce from staining your new t-shirts?" (kidding of course).
That's just weird...
Mike
Monks in Thailand wearing orange robes.
Germans at Oktoberfest wearing Lederhosen.
Masai warriors in Kenya wearing a red sash.
Lots of reasons to inquire about clothing choices. Now just an average midwest joe wearing overalls...a little less logic.
Assuming the OP is referring to Amish and just trying to avoid actually saying it...there are specific clothing choices they make, so it's reasonable if put to them politely to ask. We camp a lot in an area with a lot of Amish and while they aren't particularly outgoing, particularly with the English, they are polite and don't seem to mind having a conversation.
Honestly, I suspect it's more about how the questions are asked as opposed to the actual questions.
