A curious question

[perry geyton]

A lot of us wear glasses that automatically tint in bright light so we have no need for sunglasses. Perhaps this technology is not available in developing countries.

Yeah we  call em grandpa glasses over here

Shades are far more effective

[Somerset Fulham]

I don't need glasses to read (yet) but always wear sunglasses when they are required. I do a lot of trail running up on the Mendips and they are pretty much a requirement up there unless you are running at night.

However, whatever the weather or the location I will not ever, ever wear sandals.

[perry geyton]

I don't need glasses to read (yet) but always wear sunglasses when they are required. I do a lot of trail running up on the Mendips and they are pretty much a requirement up there unless you are running at night.

However, whatever the weather or the location I will not ever, ever wear sandals.

I said the same untill someone purchased me a pair of Birkenstocks,

[H4usuallysitting]

I don't need glasses to read (yet) but always wear sunglasses when they are required. I do a lot of trail running up on the Mendips and they are pretty much a requirement up there unless you are running at night.

However, whatever the weather or the location I will not ever, ever wear sandals.

I said the same untill someone purchased me a pair of Birkenstocks,

I wear little else....try them with short socks, shorts, tank top & a pipe.... it'll be hours before the fashion police arrest you

[perry geyton]

I don't need glasses to read (yet) but always wear sunglasses when they are required. I do a lot of trail running up on the Mendips and they are pretty much a requirement up there unless you are running at night.

However, whatever the weather or the location I will not ever, ever wear sandals.

I said the same untill someone purchased me a pair of Birkenstocks,

I wear little else....try them with short socks, shorts, tank top & a pipe.... it'll be hours before the fashion police arrest you

That's called style mate, nothing wrong with that

[perry geyton]

Seriously though SUNGLASSES people, give em a try

There not just for holidays in exotic countries you know

[rogerpbackinMidEastUS]

On a similar vein, like most other guys, when growing up, it's wasn't cool to use sunscreen lotion.
macho boys didn't need it.
Now many years later, I have had several chunks taken out of my head, fortunately not melanomia..
So, wearing some sort of hat is essential as well

[RaySmith]

I never thought that British people were particularly adverse to sunglasses, but we don't get that much sun here.

As a cyclist I have trouble  being blinded by the  rising sun, but haven't found sunglasses much use, so wear a cap - why don't more keepers wear caps these days?

I also find sunglasses can limit your general vision, important if you're road cycling, when the sun goes in; though pro cyclists wear them all the time, but probably have very expensive models - or better eyesight than me, or both!

But I tend to think that wearing sunglasses to watch a a game would generally make it harder for me to see what was going on.

[bobbo]

I would wear them but folk get mixed up as to whether I'm a pop star or a welder.

And yes Perry that afternoon at wolves was a test of my resilience .

[Twig]

 My optician is passionate about the need for good quality sun glasses. She recommends Maui Jim which I wear. Honestly people who ignore the need to protect their retina are crazy.

[Somerset Fulham]

My optician is passionate about the need for good quality sun glasses. She recommends Maui Jim which I wear. Honestly people who ignore the need to protect their retina are crazy.

Stop being such a snowflake Twig, nobody died of it in the seventies.  :005:

[Southcoastffc]

My optician is passionate about the need for good quality sun glasses. She recommends Maui Jim which I wear. Honestly people who ignore the need to protect their retina are crazy.

:plus one:  Wrap arounds?  Optician not in Horsham by chance?

[Woolly Mammoth]

When the sun is shining i generally wear a Deep Sea Divers Helmet, which i find has always stood me in good stead no matter how hot it can get.

[H4usuallysitting]

When the sun is shining i generally wear a Deep Sea Divers Helmet, which i find has always stood me in good stead no matter how hot it can get.

That's so last year

[perry geyton]

I remember the UK in the mid 80's when I'd be wearing knee length shorts and slip on vans and I'd have blokes in Speedos taking the Piss out of me

Now there all wearing em

I'm not sure though if the shades thing will ever catch on, maybe as the sun gets hotter but I still doubt it

[Woolly Mammoth]

Some Tramp who i once met living in a cardboard box under Waterloo Bridge told me he reckons people only wear sun glasses so you cannot tell if they are looking at you or not.

[alfie]

Some Tramp who i once met living in a cardboard box under Waterloo Bridge told me he reckons people only wear sun glasses so you cannot tell if they are looking at you or not.

I only said that in jest, I have upgraded since, I now have an extension, those IKEA boxes can be really big.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Some Tramp who i once met living in a cardboard box under Waterloo Bridge told me he reckons people only wear sun glasses so you cannot tell if they are looking at you or not.

I only said that in jest, I have upgraded since, I now have an extension, those IKEA boxes can be really big.

I thought it may have been you Alfie but i could not be certain as you were wearing a pair of Foster Grants at the time. 😎

[toshes mate]

Mother Nature disagrees with the premise posed in the curious questions and provided us with a seriously elaborate and wonderfully efficient pair of eyes which adjust to sunlight almost instantly.  Do indigenous people in the tropics wear shades or is it a facet of those people who spend a lot of time indoors and whose eyes need to adjust to sunlight changes not just on some summer days but in the winter and at night the whole year around (for the very opposite reason)? 

[perry geyton]

Some Tramp who i once met living in a cardboard box under Waterloo Bridge told me he reckons people only wear sun glasses so you cannot tell if they are looking at you or not.

I definitely also wear em to stay low key, especially for avoiding stop and chats in supermarkets, also come in handy when your stoned and a bit para