It's been raining in LA recently. Big news here. We're in a drought so any little bit of water is welcomed. With the rain comes the cold. And with the cold come the Angelenos who dress as if it were still a lovely summer day. It's the SoCal uniform-- Flip flops and surf shorts, no matter what. Even in the summer time when the difference between day and night temperatures is dramatic, people bop around town as if they were in balmy Miami.
I chalk it up to the fact that Angelenos are hopeful--at least when it comes to the weather. They like the idea of their weather identity--sunny and 70--even when it's not the case. For example, half the time during the month of June we are socked in by the gloom of that "coastal eddy" aka FOG. It usually clears up by mid afternoon but till it does, it can be pretty chilly. Yet, you still see people traipsing around in their flimsy clothes. People dress for the weather they hope for, not for the wather outside the door. It's gonna clear up is what they say to themselves. Even in the midst of the worst el-Nino rains, or the worst Artic storms, Angelenos leave the house without their brollies or wellies...it's gonna clear up. And they are usually right!
