Quote: (03-24-2015 03:57 PM)WestIndianArchie Wrote:
Extended stay? dress like the best high status locals.
Quick trip and you want to bang locals? Dress like a high status person in your country.
Vacation and you don't give a fuck? T shirt, shorts, and sandals/sneakers/casual shoes
WIA
That about covers it.
Personally I've found it very uncomfortable walking around in jeans and good shoes in sweltering humidity (which I'm told is unusual here in Lima) so I just kind of stopped going out during midday hours except for lunch or unless I need water. I guess you just get acclimated to it after a few months.
As an experiment I strolled down Calle Pizzas (the most touristy street in Lima) sunday night wearing a T shirt, shorts and flip-flops and no surprise, I received 3X the amount of unwanted attention from bar promoters, hookers and shady local dudes saying "Chicas?" that I normally do. In many places, dressing like a backpacker = putting a target sign on your back.
Then again...maybe it was because I'm white? I've heard before coming here that south americans don't wear shorts, but I see quite a few wearing them here, sometimes flip-flops as well. I guess because its' summer and Miraflores is so close to the beach? Every area is different.
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