Southern Comfort
Ah, summer. For my Buffalo-bred bones, the initial summer heat here is unbelievable. We’re talking about some serious sweating just from taking a stroll. Running in the park at lunch now results in a sopping shirt (sorry, I know that’s gross - just meant for illustration). When outside, I seriously contemplate jumping into any body of water I see (ponds, streams, fountains) by evaluating the ratio of cooling down to looking like an idiot. And it’s not even June.
I used to wonder how Nashville women kept cool and comfortable in 90+, insane humidity percentage weather. The question has been answered.
Yes, this Memorial Day weekend (which we dubbed Carissa’s Weekend of Nashville Adventure and included a trip to the park, golfing, window shopping, and a trip to the zoo) we witnessed an elaborate fashion choice I have not seen since fourth grade jazz class. Women everywhere we went had rolled up their shirt and tied it in a knot right under the front part of their bra.
I mean, everywhere. The pregnant woman power walking in the park. The middle-aged woman at the zoo cafe. The woman in her late 60s at the giraffe exhibit. Everywhere.
So that’s how they stay cool!
I ‘m going to say this is a Southern thing because it reminds me, in my extremely limited knowledge of The Dukes of Hazzard (as in, I think it was a TV show - right? - and Jessica Simpson did a bunch of squats to be in the movie), of Daisy Duke.
I also know it’s not a look I feel confident about just yet. I think I’ll have to break out my unitards first.
