Do only gay men wear scarves?

If that was true, all French guys would be gay.

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I'm btw familiar with Alexander's "elitist bland" mindset- it's called Vancouver. I went to college there, saw my share of boring preppy people who refuse to look outside their little bubble.

 

I'm going to school near Beverley Hills and Bel Air and most people here who aren't students are like that. It's all about maintaining a certain image. I don't think wearing a scarf makes you gay, especially if you live in a cold area. In LA scarfs are more of an accessory so most guys who wear them are gay.

Also, $250 for a scarf is absolutely nuts. You say you want to stop being so materialistic and such. If that's so you really need to stop buying Gucci clothes. Try out TJ Maxx or Macy's, you'll find a bunch of nice stuff for a lot less money. I personally love TJ Maxx, they have a bunch of overpriced clothes at normal prices (!)

Many people manage to survive on minimum wage and are actually happy and are the nicest people I know, I can't say that about a lot of my rich friends or my family. Driving a Honda is not a bad thing, they're reliable and cheap to maintain. They are built much better than luxury cars, Lexus and Porsche excluded, and I will probably get one when I sell my BMW, since I'll be able to afford it much easier. BMWs, Mercedes, Audis and the like are called luxury cars for a reason. They are a luxury item and by far not a a necessity, people get by just fine without that fancy badge on their car. They are meant for people with a large disposable income (or a love of debt) and not for teenagers, we really cannot afford to be driving them and we probably shouldn't have them.

 

That's a very good outlook, and I won't pretend it is easy to live on your own at first, as it takes awhile to settle into a groove and get things as you'd like, but once you have it's great.

 

I'm glad you're starting to realize what a bad thing unfettered materialism can be in one's personal life. I am politically inclined towards Libertarianism, but that doesn't mean I ldont DEEPLY disdain of the type of mentality that says that people are worth their monetary value, or that fancy possessions are the source of true happiness in life. I'll never be rich or even moderately well-off on my own myself, I'm horrible at business, and not the most perfectionist worker out there. But I do think it's important for people to be able to free to pursue that lifestyle if they so wish, and to be unencumbered in doing so...

As for me, as long as I have a bit of good food, some good books and an outing to the Great Outdoors once every other weekend, I'm a happy camper. Oh, and I'd rather spend any vastly accumulated earnings on traveling to distant lands than buying up expensive cars, fancy clothes or mcmansions. I'm content with using public transportation if I live in a big city, and for clothes visiting a thrift store or target is good enough...

It is weird isn't it that a city in Canada like Vancouver can be MORE materialist-minded than parts of California? You'd think Canadians abide by a more collectivist/shared prosperity mentality.

 

@jsmurf, sadly yes, parts of Vancouver are extremely elitist and materialistic. "We have it good so dont complain" is a common thing for people to say, regardless of how messed up your situation is.

I find true compassion and empathy VERY RARE in this city.

and so everyone knows, our minimum wage is $10.25. It just became this this year. It was frozen at $8 until 2011.

 

That's why going to UBC instead of UW was a mistake... It was hard to make friends in Vancouver, just because of how shallow and unapproachable so many folks were. Strangely (or not strangely) enough, my handful of friends were all Americans or international students like me....



Seattle isn't TOO drastically different from Vancouver, but people here are certainly a bit more lukewarm and not just a bunch of automatons who think only about cars, sex and clubbing in their spare time.

 

Nope, it's not exclusive to gay men. Even though I'm a lesbian, I think it's attractive when any guy (especially if they're straight and masculine) can wear and own wearing a scarf. A scarf can add a lot of style to an outfit.

 

EC is such a odd place. A question about scarves and people are talking about wages. To answer the question: Plently of straight guys wear scarves so it doesn't make you 'look gay'.

 

No they don't, but i am an exception

 

This is only because this is not Alex's first thread about a subject like this and everyone who is responding has weighed in on a pattern of issues that has become quite apparent.

 

OMG you live in frigid Canada and you dont have scarf, go see a doctor ASAP! :eek:

 

For what it's worth, I refuse to wear a scarf and I'm Canadian too.

 

I have so many scarves and I never wear them. It's silly of me. I like scarves a lot.