>Shady people do wear hoodies. Sometimes non-shady people do, too. Hoodies in the UK are more of a class signifier than the US. Some people use them to hide fr

>Shady people do wear hoodies. Sometimes non-shady people do, too. Hoodies in the UK are more of a class signifier than the US. Some people use them to hide from CCTV (usually young, poor people). Interestingly I learned this stereotype when I went to go into pub, got told no hoodies, asked why, and then was told oh never mind when they heard my American accent.