Whaaaaaaaa?

So I've had a couple of conversations with Thai locals about the dogs wearing t-shirts thing. The first explanation I was giving seemed completely purposterous in my mind, but the story has now been confirmed by multiple people. Dogs wear shirts and jerseys in Thailand to stay warm during winter months. Why is this so ludicrous you ask, because I would be shocked if it ever drops below 50 degrees on the coldest part of the coldest night of the year here.

This actually was the root of an argument I had with manager of the hotel I'm staying at. He was telling me how a couple of nights ago it was absolutely frigid outside and he was under 2 blankets just to stay warm. I've only been half covered by a towel, and I've still woken up sweating almost every night and I can garentee you this has nothing to do with me being sick.

I take this as a perefect example of how each person is shaped by the world they live in and know.

So the answer is: People seem to think that its confort giving service, and fasionable (the only other reason given), for stray dogs to wear shirts.

My pool of data was only three people deep, but I also found an article on the internet that gave the same answer. If anyone hears differently please share it with me.

I fly to LA tommarow. It's good.