To a person coming for a visit from a place remote from modern society (say, some Australian tribesman that has not met any westerners) most of our modern clothing would seem odd. This is not illogical; quite a few articles of the pieces of clothing we wear are in fact unnecessary from a functional perspective: [...]
To a person visiting from a place remote from modern culture (say, some African tribesman that hasn’t met any westerners) much of our modern clothing would appear bizarre. This is understandable; much of the pieces of clothing we wear are in fact items without a purpose from a functional perspective: what would they understand of [...]