According to wikipedia "Emigration is the act of leaving one's country or region to settle in another. (..) There are many reasons why people might choose to emigrate. Some are for reasons of religious, political or economic freedom or escape. Others have personal reasons such as marriage. Some people living in rich nations with cold climates choose to move to warmer climates when they retire."
Well, neither of these reasons apply to me, but nevertheless I decided to move from Germany to England where it always rains and the men are not really classified as the most attractive ones in the whole wide world. When you have lived in a foreign country before, you might know how different, awkward, funny and difficult your daily life can become.
Here are some highlights of my life in London Town.

July 1, 2012

Fancy Dresses

Last weekend I attended Zoo Lates. Every Friday night in June and July, London Zoo opens its doors after hours for a night out with a difference. The main difference was that there were not only animals inside the enclosures, but also outside:




Some of them even escaped and strayed around Camden Town: 



That really made me wonder about the English and their obsession with fancy dresses. I remember when I moved here a year ago I thought fancy dress equals a glamorous outfit, but learned very fast I misinterpreted that. English people like to dress up whenever possible: Halloween, Christmas, Hen/ Stag Parties, theme parties - even for the upcoming Olympics you can get a fancy dress here http://www.fancydress.com/costumes/

The only question is why? A German friend of mine argued the other day it's because they don't have Carnival. In Germany, we have several weeks where you can dress up in a different costume for every single Carnival's party. We even call it the 5th season and people go wild. Maybe that's why we wear normal clothes for the remaining 4 seasons and I'm surprised about the English fondness for fancy dresses.
Posted by

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)