Eccentric Flower talk:200909/Other World 2

Ursula:

Part of the reason why Americans fixate on burqas is because they're so visible. When you're doing your grocery shopping you're not going to run into somebody on their knees in the frozen food aisle praying to Mecca... But people do randomly run into women in burqas, and by mainstream American standards that's a pretty shocking, alien look. So it's the most visible aspect of Muslim culture in American, and it also happens to be something that by its very nature is going to freak a lot of Americans out in a big way.

-- 02:33, 29 September 2009 (BST)

Settsimaksimin:

i didn't think that when i moved to Minnesota i'd become this used to seeing women in headscarves and the traditional long outer dress. now i usually only notice when someone has chosen a cool fabric or interesting colour combinations. frequently younger women will also wear fabulous chunky-heeled boots. i do remember the first time i saw someone who was coordinated to comply with the Target retail dress code...

also i remember the first time during the winter when i saw a woman who had tucked her cell phone into her headscarf so she could keep talking and also keep her hands warm. a very clever idea!

-- 15:10, 29 September 2009 (BST)