I live in a big island where about its 0.5 million residents tend to be isolated from the mainland, geographically and culturally, to be conservative. Many people here paid attention to me when I began to live here about 2 yrs ago. Nowadays, I feel less people stare at me.
Yesterday afternoon, I went for a spot inspection for envrionmental assessment with local government officials and environmental committee members. As it was so much muggy, I wore like this:
An employee from the private enterpirse took the photo for me. Other committee members, who served together with me for the local governement during the past 2 years, commented like "Your fashion sense is special", "I wish to wear those short pants, but I am too big to wear it" or "I first thought you were a lady". I was a little bit surprised they accept me so well. They should be very conservative people. A middle-aged woman served drinks there, paying attention to me. A member at his 60s asked her "Is his body figure so much adorable? You have to envy him."
In the same attire, I had dinner with my family and the family of the kento master of my kids. When the kento master offered to have dinner last week, I initially thought that I should be in dull attire because I worry that mates of my kids may tease my kids.
But suprisinlgy the master and his wife did not show any special reaction to my appearance. Just chatting about education of my kids. Most people here always mention my long hair when meeting first time. They did not mention it, nor even my girly bracelets.
A conclusion is that I worried too much.
Barbie~~
