Seeing Double
At first we thought it was an isolated incident... but sightseeing in all the various cities we started to recognize it as an often recurring phenomenon...Tourist couples dressed exactly the same, we've named it the Twin phenomenon.
Some people are a bit subtle with their Twinness, e.g both wearing jeans, sneakers and a red t-shirt but the t-shirts being slightly different. Others are full blown Twins, where both are wearing the exact same clothes in the same unisex style and same colors.
We haven't yet figured out why this phenomenon occurs. Is it a way to show the world that they belong together, or a way to feel safe that in a foreign place there will be at least one other person looking like you? Or is it simply a case of having the same taste in clothes, or packing the most comfortable and versatile items in the closet which then happen to be very similar?
Or maybe it is simply something that creeps up on you and one day you walk around some old town taking pictures of each other posing in front of different churches, and you suddenly realize that you are dressed exactly the same.
Whatever the reasons there are plenty of couples out there touristing as Twins, and we might be following their lead as one day we walked out the door of our hostel and realized we were both wearing beige shorts and black jackets...
posted by NV @ 7:36 am
1 Comments:
it's true. when me and michael were in italy we dressed the same. trainers, dark blue jeans, and black shirts was a popular look.
let's get together soon! want to see your new digs.
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