General Chat Thread 2 (snow, day, sun, East)

[Bottletree]

Originally Posted by Ariete

Did the Europeans laugh at your white socks when you were in Europe? Or did they took them as a passport?

I maybe brought three pairs of socks, only sandals for me unless I am biking.

I wear boots in the winter, nobody sees my socks.

[Bottletree]

Originally Posted by B87

Doesn't seem particularly tanned to me, I'm about the same colour as well as most other native British living in southern England. I wouldn't have expected much difference in skin colour between southern England and Ireland.

That pic was from today after 5.5 months of no sun, obviously I lost colour.

There was a BIG difference in skin color going from mainland Europe to Ireland.



This picture here says it all, from an August 4 marathon. I don't see a single tanned person.


Source: http://www.isaacs.ie

[Infamous92]

My color doesn't change dramatically between summer and winter, I go from a dark-ish tan in the winter to brown in the summer.

[Bottletree]

Here is a full res. photo of me from the summer. Zoom into the background and you can easily pick out the tourists pale skin compared to the locals tans.

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[muslim12]

Originally Posted by JetsNHL

Here is a full res. photo of me from the summer. Zoom into the background and you can easily pick out the tourists pale skin compared to the locals tans.

good to know that you are headless

[irlinit]

I go from pale-ish to pretty dark brown in summer, but I am not pale white, I am naturally darker than most people I know

[Ariete]

Originally Posted by JetsNHL

Here is a full res. photo of me from the summer. Zoom into the background and you can easily pick out the tourists pale skin compared to the locals tans.

Go home fookin' Paki.

[Bottletree]

Originally Posted by irlinit

I go from pale-ish to pretty dark brown in summer, but I am not pale white, I am naturally darker than most people I know

I am naturally really pale but I guess it is in my genes to tan well.


Eye colour perhaps? I have very dark eyes.

With my sister who has blue eyes:

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[flamingGalah!]

Many people don't get out into the sun though, even though I live here I was still quite pale even during the summer because I choose to stay out of the sun & wear a high SPF when out & about... Go to Essex in the UK & you will see everyone is browner than you

UV is at 5 here now & I made sure I put on some factor 15 before I went out today...

Originally Posted by snj90

Hopefully Brits will make the right choice and leave the EU on June 23rd.

Why?

[nei]

Originally Posted by muslim12

I have a light olive skin tone. Managed after spending a few hours in January outside to still tan. Rarely get sunburnt even in July I'll spend whole day outside and only the back of my neck will get somewhat sunburned. Winter time though overall I am a lighter tone than summer of course lol.

We're probably similar skin-tone and tanning-wise? The back of my neck rarely gets any burn for a whole day outside and I don't tan in January, but that might be the latitude difference — 42°N vs 36°N? Worst sunburn I got last year was actually early April up Mt. Washington. Sun reflecting from snow + hadn't built up to getting used to sun, little tan + somewhat higher altitude.