TRIGGERED! Do's and Don't on how to dress in Edmonton/Canada based on some journalist in Ottawa
MAURA FORREST journalist out of Ottawa attempts to break down the do's and don'ts on how to dress living through a Canadian winter. While reading this I had multiple inside thoughts like "wtf", "who the hell do you think you are?", "how do you know the guy wearing a heavy duty industrial winter jacket isn't coming right from work?!", etc... To the point I feel inclined to share, does anybody else feel the same way she does? ANYBODY?! Below are "highlights" from the article she wrote on behalf of the Edmonton Journal.
Full story HERE
Within the article is THIS Tweet.
I love Ottawa. I think the way Ottawa gets slagged as dorky and provincial and sleepy are absurd, because in reality it’s an incredibly livable place with excellent food, drink and culture.
— Shannon Proudfoot (@sproudfoot) January 15, 2019
However, all of this falls apart in the face of adults wearing snow pants to work.
"Snow pants: If you arrive at work to discover that you are more than 50 per cent covered in Gore-Tex, you’re doing something wrong. There are, in fact, only two occasions when it is acceptable to wear snow pants to work: 1) you are a professional tobogganer, or 2) you live in the Yukon and it’s minus 35 out before the wind chill and you can’t plug in your car at work and you’re worried it won’t start at the end of the day, so you leave it at home and walk the half hour to work across the Yukon River wearing every warm thing you own including, yes, snow pants, but it’s okay because AT LEAST you aren’t wearing any damn plaid underneath."
"Take Edmonton, for example, where it is considered socially acceptable to wear heavy-duty work coats with reflective stripes around town, as if you’ve just driven into the city from an oil sands camp and you simply can’t wait to go back.
"Footwear: I get it. Winters are cold and snowy and the streets can be salty and gross. You need good boots. But there are just so many boots out there that don’t make you look like you hope to one day walk on the moon in them. A tip: if your boots are so heavy that your calves are sore from hoisting them off the ground by the time you get to work, you’ve got a problem. Also, if your boots are so furry they look like a small animal died on them, just take it down a notch."
"Oh, and no sneakers. Never sneakers."
"Canada Goose parkas: There’s a time and place for these, but it isn’t downtown Toronto or Vancouver when it’s plus five degrees. Sorry, but if you’re wearing $1,000 worth of down to shield you against a crisp breeze, the rest of Canada is embarrassed for you."
MENTIONING Edmonton, she says, "Take Edmonton, for example, where it is considered socially acceptable to wear heavy-duty work coats with reflective stripes around town, as if you’ve just driven into the city from an oil sands camp and you simply can’t wait to go back. ". " Other coats: OK, but that doesn’t mean your reflective, fire-retardant work coats are acceptable just because it’s actually cold, Edmonton. It is unlikely that you will burst into flames in the middle of Whyte Avenue. Just wear a normal jacket like everybody else."
This from a woman who says, "I once broke up with a guy because I didn’t like his winter boots."
- Pam -
Image from HERE, taken as a screenshot
Story from HERE