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[sawyl]

According to Hadley Freeman's rules, it turns out I'm totally fashionable. Checking the list:

1. shorts - Don't even own a pair. Got some khaki trousers though.
2. shirts - Nope, no short sleeved shirts in my wardrobe. I'm strictly a plain black tee kinda guy.
3. sunglasses - Hmm, well I've got an old pair of prescription glasses somewhere, but they give me headaches so I don't wear them much, but since they've got metal frames, I'm claiming a partial credit.
4. shoes - Ok, I'm still wearing my hiking boots so I've fallen down a bit on this one, but if I wasn't worried about getting sunburned feet (don't laugh, I've tried it and it's totally painful), I'd definitely be exposing my tasteful pedicure to the world...

Trouble is, I don't think she's cut to the core of the English summer problem: poor personal hygiene. As everyone who hasn't spent the entire summer at home in a coma and who possesses a basic sense of smell knows, as soon as the mercury hits 20+, the bulk of the population totally hums. Come on people, having one bath a month might have been acceptable back in the day before the invention of indoor plumbing and before global warming really hit it's stride, but these days it's just totally unnessa. It's time to wake up, realise that the climate has changed and become more continental, even if that means having a shower every day. It's not like I'm asking for the moon on a stick or anything.