I was driving along when a lady caught my attention. She looked like a dance or gym teacher; a slim Chinese lady. Then I realised I thought she was Chinese and not Japanese. I did not make this distinction from her facial features. It was her clothes: she was wearing a singlet top with gym pants that didnt leave much unnoticed. This seemed to mark her as a foreigner and not Japanese.
I looked around and realised, Japanese people are prudish in their dressing. To keep warm in winter and keep the sun from their skins in summer, we never see their skin. They wear 2 layers most times a inner shirt and a coat. The outer coat always makes them presentable. Never a T shirt and jeans kind of culture.
