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What's with the popped collars? I'm an American living in Australia and I snickered when I first saw Australians wearing their collars popped. I eventually fo
by ryanackley 15y ago
What's with the popped collars?
I'm an American living in Australia and I snickered when I first saw Australians wearing their collars popped.
I eventually found myself doing it outdoors in the summer because the sun is so freaking intense here.
- damncabbage 15y agoI'm an Australian living in Australia and I snickered when I first saw anybody wearing their collars popped. I haven't stopped.
- boyter 15y agoHaving traveled around the world (Sydney based) I will admit the Australian sun does seem to be much hotter and intense then any other place I have been to. Its also one of the reasons tourists get such bad sunburns here as they hit the beach without any protection.
- brc 15y agoIt's actually the lack of air pollution that makes the difference. LA has a SPF 30 sitting above it for most of the year. For most of the time, Australia does not.
- fungi 15y agocloser to ozone hole, more uv
- brc 15y agoozone hole LOL that's an old one. Ozone relative thickness deficiency doesn't explain the head-cracking sunshine in Cairns, which is closer to the equator than the south pole.
- boyter 15y agoInteresting. Do you have a source for that? I have wondered what the actual reason is for a while.