One of the first things we noticed when we arrived here was the lack of umbrellas. At first, we thought it was because everyone just wore jackets with hoods and had given up on the bulky umbrella since it, ahem, rains here a lot. But as the months have gone by, I've noticed that more often than not, people just get wet. Most of them don't even walk faster. I see kids standing at the bus stop wearing their hoodies and jeans in the pouring rain--brr. But then again, we're new here. It's a different culture. Maybe by next year, our umbrellas will begin to gather dust and we'll have thicker blood. Until then, I'll wear my jacket AND carry around my silly umbrella. :)
