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[Debs.]

What`s the attraction.

I see hordes of similarly be-cowled, hunched, palm-gazing zombies, shambling past my window each day......nearly all, (both, men and women) walking with that peculiar "SMS" gait (the result of trying to keep the phone still enough to read the "life-or-death" text that`s just arrived) 

Sometimes: from beneath one of these 'talking-hoods', a voice booms out: "Where is ya?" or "Goin`shoppin` ain` I!"

Just what might be the reason for the mass attraction to these hoodies: our frigid climate?.....low self esteem?.....a feeling of lack of "inclusion"?......is is it simply; "they is wantid"?

Sometimes, it might appear as if we have nation of radio-controlled monks, walking our streets!

[albitz]

Fashun innit.

[Dishevelled Den]

What`s the attraction.

I see hordes of similarly be-cowled, hunched, palm-gazing zombies, shambling past my window each day......nearly all, (both, men and women) walking with that peculiar "SMS" gait (the result of trying to keep the phone still enough to read the "life-or-death" text that`s just arrived) 

Sometimes: from beneath one of these 'talking-hoods', a voice booms out: "Where is ya?" or "Goin`shoppin` ain` I!"

Just what might be the reason for the mass attraction to these hoodies: our frigid climate?.....low self esteem?.....a feeling of lack of "inclusion"?......is is it simply; "they is wantid"?

Sometimes, it might appear as if we have nation of radio-controlled monks, walking our streets!

What`s the attraction.

You are at liberty to ask Deb but I doubt that you'll get any sort of acceptable (or sensible) answer.

A nicely observed piece on what is, to all intents and purposes, recognition of the physical consequences to many of those engaged in this form of activity as a result of these changing social patterns.

In the words of the great Hotel21 - Far Canal, muttered as this writer shuffles off towards the safety of BBC Radio3 and the desires (never to be fulfilled perhaps) for the return of convention, propriety and personal responsibility.

[aaronjb]

I have a hoodie.. to be part of the cool kids, innit. Although it is warm, I can't put the hood up - I hate the feeling of not being able to look around easily and be aware of my surroundings; the same reason I hate wearing headphones..

Though in my case that's a sense of overwhelming paranoia that at the next moment I may be accosted, mugged or possibly just bullied.. you'd think I'd be over that by 33, eh.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

What`s the attraction.

I see hordes of similarly be-cowled, hunched, palm-gazing zombies, shambling past my window each day......nearly all, (both, men and women) walking with that peculiar "SMS" gait (the result of trying to keep the phone still enough to read the "life-or-death" text that`s just arrived) 

Sometimes: from beneath one of these 'talking-hoods', a voice booms out: "Where is ya?" or "Goin`shoppin` ain` I!"

Just what might be the reason for the mass attraction to these hoodies: our frigid climate?.....low self esteem?.....a feeling of lack of "inclusion"?......is is it simply; "they is wantid"?

Sometimes, it might appear as if we have nation of radio-controlled monks, walking our streets!

.......usually whilst idly dribbling spit  between their feet. Your average hoodie is an accomplished multi-tasker, Ms Debs....

[Bionic]

  Only when they walk in front of a hopefully fast moving lump of metal that knocks them down will they learn the stupidity of having massively restricted vision. What fashion sense is that? Are they prone to finger end blisters and callouses or Repetitive Stress Disorder of the fingers by the overuse of them whilst texting, sexting and whatever other uses their pride and joy status symbol affords them?
Tunnel vision, which is just what the 'hoodie' causes by restricting peripheral view used to be an eye disease, now its called 'fashun' 'innit'?
Could it be that they are very ashamed of their facial appearance and prefer to hide it from others?
Buggered if I can used to this new language used by them because I think it was designed for those with a shortage of the grey matter and poor, if any, education!
Suppose I will be heckled for having a go at this 'fashun'.....
  Its anothert can of the proverbial worms this one!!!!!!

[cem_devecioglu]

What`s the attraction.

I see hordes of similarly be-cowled, hunched, palm-gazing zombies, shambling past my window each day......nearly all, (both, men and women) walking with that peculiar "SMS" gait (the result of trying to keep the phone still enough to read the "life-or-death" text that`s just arrived) 

Sometimes: from beneath one of these 'talking-hoods', a voice booms out: "Where is ya?" or "Goin`shoppin` ain` I!"

Just what might be the reason for the mass attraction to these hoodies: our frigid climate?.....low self esteem?.....a feeling of lack of "inclusion"?......is is it simply; "they is wantid"?

Sometimes, it might appear as if we have nation of radio-controlled monks, walking our streets!

What`s the attraction.

You are at liberty to ask Deb but I doubt that you'll get any sort of acceptable (or sensible) answer.

A nicely observed piece on what is, to all intents and purposes, recognition of the physical consequences to many of those engaged in this form of activity as a result of these changing social patterns.

In the words of the great Hotel21 - Far Canal, muttered as this writer shuffles off towards the safety of BBC Radio3 and the desires (never to be fulfilled perhaps) for the return of convention, propriety and personal responsibility.

I have a clear answer which you can guess but I doubt its acceptable 
 
ps: answer is in the post

[Kevin Wood]

.. and, while we're at it, why is it no longer considered reasonable that one's jeans should cover one's pants?

How uncomfortable must it be walking around with your jeans round your knees all day every day? All in the name of
"fashion".

[hoody]

stop having a go

[cem_devecioglu]

ok.. the key answer lies how persons think (or dont think) and copy the image they watch in tvs..
sadly most people in many countries accept the media craps as normal or norm..
here the last wave is wedding and cooking programmes(chief cookers reaaly insult the contestants  )  and you can watch all sorts of garbage  dialogues between people breaking all kinds of moral rules.. and taking most of the community into their swamp.. 
 
and aside from that those kind of programmes that they close some "creatures" (normally these were expected to be human) in a home and start to watch their anormalities    

[Brikhead]

I have a few hooded tops, they come in useful when crawling about underneath cars as they stop my long hair from being covered in oil/crap from the floor...

It seems some of you are confusing hooded tops and balaclavas.

[feeutfo]

.. and, while we're at it, why is it no longer considered reasonable that one's jeans should cover one's pants?

How uncomfortable must it be walking around with your jeans round your knees all day every day? All in the name of
"fashion".

Eejits! Saw one on push bike locally. Couldn't pedal due to trousers restricting leg movement. Couldn't see peripheral vision due to hoodie, couldnt hear due to iPod earphones, lost balance due to iPod dangling from from ear phones. Apart from that he was doing well.

Just jump under a bus now and be done! No wonder employers rather employ immigrants.

[albitz]

stop having a go

Are you feeling intimidated ? 

[Dishevelled Den]

What`s the attraction.

I see hordes of similarly be-cowled, hunched, palm-gazing zombies, shambling past my window each day......nearly all, (both, men and women) walking with that peculiar "SMS" gait (the result of trying to keep the phone still enough to read the "life-or-death" text that`s just arrived) 

Sometimes: from beneath one of these 'talking-hoods', a voice booms out: "Where is ya?" or "Goin`shoppin` ain` I!"

Just what might be the reason for the mass attraction to these hoodies: our frigid climate?.....low self esteem?.....a feeling of lack of "inclusion"?......is is it simply; "they is wantid"?

Sometimes, it might appear as if we have nation of radio-controlled monks, walking our streets!

What`s the attraction.

You are at liberty to ask Deb but I doubt that you'll get any sort of acceptable (or sensible) answer.

A nicely observed piece on what is, to all intents and purposes, recognition of the physical consequences to many of those engaged in this form of activity as a result of these changing social patterns.

In the words of the great Hotel21 - Far Canal, muttered as this writer shuffles off towards the safety of BBC Radio3 and the desires (never to be fulfilled perhaps) for the return of convention, propriety and personal responsibility.

I have a clear answer which you can guess but I doubt its acceptable 
 
ps: answer is in the post

   

[Debs.]

stop having a go