HandwovenConsensus@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 年前Why does it seem like desert cultures tend to cover most of their body, while tropical cultures tend to wear very little clothing?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareWhy does it seem like desert cultures tend to cover most of their body, while tropical cultures tend to wear very little clothing?HandwovenConsensus@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square12fedilinkfile-text
Like, I know that desert dwellers do it to protect their bodies from the sun, but isn’t that also an issue in the tropics?
minus-square∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 年前There’s definitely a functional reason based on physics for this. I find I’m hotter working out without a shirt on, that I am if I have a loose shirt or singlet on.
There’s definitely a functional reason based on physics for this. I find I’m hotter working out without a shirt on, that I am if I have a loose shirt or singlet on.