Mafura~

I've been waiting for the day to actually use a scarf, or muffler, as they call it here in Japan. I've included one in my luggage, which puzzled my coworkers as to why a tropical country where I came from would sell such things. I'm not sure either, considering that I haven't really seen anyone back home wearing one before, but since we also have sweaters, blankets, and thick fake-fur coats, I' m guessing entrepreneurs have asked themselves at one point, "why not"?

So I donned my suit, twisted that thick knitwork around my neck, and stepped outside. To tell you the truth, I didn't feel any warmer. True, I looked awesome and the wool was comfy, but the fact that my hands are immobile told me that I'd probably need gloves too if ever I expected to be warm on my way to the office. Actually I do have gloves, in the same knitted design as my scarf (or muffler), yet when I tried to wear them inside my own warm house even, my hands went colder than before.

It's probably a lack of research for aero-dynamics on the part of the manufacturer, but I don't really see the point of making something supposed to be warm yet instead, rewards its wearers with the unexpected. Maybe I'm just wearing it the wrong way? Or maybe the color is wrong...

Nevertheless, I still looked cool (or hot, whichever warms your fancy) so I'd probably wear it up till the weather turns deadly and I'm forced to buy authentic warmers. I've been advised to buy thermal undies and a trenchcoat too, so that's absolutely gonna go to my Christmas shopping list... once I start on writing one.