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So...comfortable and practical? People don't want to do laundry on their vacation. And unless you're rich and have porters lugging around massive luggage with

So...comfortable and practical? People don't want to do laundry on their vacation. And unless you're rich and have porters lugging around massive luggage with carefully packed fashionable clothes, people are also space-constrained So, they optimize for comfortable, quick-dry, wrinkle-free clothes so they can maximize exploration and energy. That's......what you have to do when you are spending your limited vacation time to see the world. Part of this is definitely a snobby european mindset. Europeans get 5-6 weeks of vacation a year, and burn 4 of those on August so they are used to LOONG consecutive getaways, and structure their lives accordingly. The rest of the world (And I don't mean America, I mean the entire rest of the non-European world) doesn't have that luxury.

futureastronaut 7y ago
I don't have any problem with the usual tourist attire, but still appreciate if people are dressed nicely. Parent may have a stronger view.
seabrec 7y ago
Maybe it is just you who doesn't have long vacations. My relatives from Canada are constantly complaining how they have only 10 days of vacation per year yet every year entire family takes road trips that last 5-6 weeks. Every second year they come to visit Europe.
- deanCommie 7y ago
  Your relatives are retired, or are taking unpaid leave. I'm not speaking for myself, I'm speaking for the vast majority of the world. Do you seriously think that tourists from China, Japan, India, and the US have 5-6 weeks of vacation every year? To be so blind to your own privilege...befuddling..
  - seabrec 7y ago
    If they take unpaid leave that means they are compensated well enough so they can afford to take unpaid leave. What is the difference between having paid vacation days or having a salary so high that you can afford unpaid leave? Also, this is a nice indicator as well... https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/japan/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/japan/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/ compared to this: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/croatia/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/croatia/

futureastronaut 7y ago

I don't have any problem with the usual tourist attire, but still appreciate if people are dressed nicely. Parent may have a stronger view.

seabrec 7y ago

Maybe it is just you who doesn't have long vacations. My relatives from Canada are constantly complaining how they have only 10 days of vacation per year yet every year entire family takes road trips that last 5-6 weeks. Every second year they come to visit Europe.

deanCommie 7y ago
Your relatives are retired, or are taking unpaid leave. I'm not speaking for myself, I'm speaking for the vast majority of the world. Do you seriously think that tourists from China, Japan, India, and the US have 5-6 weeks of vacation every year? To be so blind to your own privilege...befuddling..
- seabrec 7y ago
  If they take unpaid leave that means they are compensated well enough so they can afford to take unpaid leave. What is the difference between having paid vacation days or having a salary so high that you can afford unpaid leave? Also, this is a nice indicator as well... https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/china/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/japan/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/japan/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/india/ compared to this: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/croatia/ https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/croatia/