Tights and panama hats: what clothes and shoes familiar to Russians do not wear Americans

Everyone knows that the culture and methods of raising children in our countries and the United States are different. But everyone thinks that when it comes to clothing, everything is about the same in all countries. But, as it turned out, this is not at all the case. author blog "50 shades of New York" on Yandex.Zen told about her adventures.

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“Where did you get such a tropical helmet?” — an American friend asked me, pointing to my daughter’s Panama hat. It’s hard to believe, but finding clothes that are familiar to us in America is quite a troublesome task,” the author notes.

The blogger writes that her view of the United States changed dramatically when she tried to buy regular children's cotton tights in New York.

“From childhood, we were instilled with the idea that the material from which things for babies are made, especially underwear, should only be natural. Therefore, I always chose cotton panties, socks, tights, woolen or down sweaters and leggings for my daughter, '' she writes. "A whole suitcase of such clothes was brought from Russia, but the daughter has grown up, and it is time to renew the old stocks."

The first times did not work: the sellers politely answered their mother that they did not have such a product and offered synthetic leggings in return. However, the caring mother decided to look for more.

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And I managed to find something only after 3 weeks.

“My husband’s colleagues advised me to visit a children's clothing store that sells items made from environmentally friendly materials,” the author writes. - There we bought the coveted tights, knee-highs and socks. Their prices were higher than in conventional shopping centers. I think this is due to the quality of the product, which contains only cotton, which allows the delicate skin of a child to breathe. "

But tights for boys, to the surprise of the author, are not available in the United States.

“By the way, we didn’t find tights for little boys, decorated with images, for example, toy cars or just plain colors, on the shelves. Everywhere there were white or pale pink things with ruffles and bright pictures, - the blogger notes. - My son would never wear such girlish tights. Later, I found out from my American friend that such items for boys can only be purchased in dancewear stores. "

In the US, store marketers select an assortment of goods by studying the demand of the population. Fashionable world trends have a great influence on the formation of human needs.

Since the environmental and animal protection movement has now become very popular, many TV presenters, athletes and actors have completely abandoned natural fur clothing.

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“Americans prefer beautiful faux-material coats to fur coats. Of course, it is possible to wear clothes brought from Russia to the United States, but one must be prepared for the surprise and condemnation of neighbors, the author warns. - So I bought myself a short fur coat made of some ultra-modern imitation of natural fur with protruding pile. My husband worried for a long time that I had stopped wearing high boots with elegant stilettos. But you will hardly find such shoes on the feet of local women. "

Americans of all ages prefer convenience: they wear ugg boots, boots, and insulated sneakers. And young girls generally wear sports shoes at any time.

Many office workers even wear boots with high, stable soles, decorated with metal inserts to work. And in summer they often walk the streets in beach slippers or fashionable gladiator sandals.

“Another great feature of children's outfits. If on a walk I meet guys in white or multi-colored panamas, then, most likely, their parents came from Russia or Eastern Europe.

American children, even toddlers of one year old, always wear baseball caps. I also like this tradition: long visors of sports hats better protect the delicate faces of children from bright sunlight, ”the blogger emphasizes.

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