Summer in Sasebo

This one is for Libby.  You all know how miserable I was in Florida in the summer.  We weren't even in Miami, and I was looking for proof that skin melts.  Well, I should have been grateful for what I had.

Summer in Sasebo makes Florida look like North Dakota in Winter.  At least, that's how I feel about it right now, and it's not even that hot here.  Rainy season started in the end of May and goes through most of July.  It's humid, muggy, hot, and miserable.  In Florida, I would try not to turn on the AC.  I finally caved.  I'm sticky before I get myself dry in the morning.  No wonder all the spouses evacuate to the US this time of year.  It's just too hot here.

Which  leads me to my next point.  I thought the Japanese are a pretty smart people.  There is one aspect where they should have stuck to their guns.  Japan has largely adopted western style dress.  I think they should have told us all where to stuff it and made us adopt their dress.  There's nothing lighter and more comfortable than a nice, cotton, summer yukata.  These are worn with a simple cotton obi with a simple tie.  It's basically a light cotton bathrobe that you wear around all day.  It's much lighter than anything I have in my wardrobe, including my linen pants.  If only I could find a cute obi to wear with my second hand yukata, and if only I could learn how to tie the obi, I would convert immediately.

You Tuscon folks, not even a snicker out of you!