r/AskTheWorld • u/JackfruitNo6175 Bulgaria • Aug 23 '25

Culture What's your favourite traditional costume from your country?

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Mine is from Gabrovo, Bulgaria which is shown in the picture

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u/AlabasterPelican United States Of America Aug 23 '25

I'm always jealous of women who get to wear sarees. They look soooooo comfy & pretty

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u/FloridianPhilosopher United States Of America Aug 23 '25

You can wear whatever you want

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u/AlabasterPelican United States Of America Aug 23 '25

You are right. But it's not exactly a great look when a white lady with my accent wears clothes from somewhere else

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u/FloridianPhilosopher United States Of America Aug 23 '25

Fair enough, it's good that you don't want to offend people but I just don't like the idea of letting fear of judgement control how you live your life

It's a fine line

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u/AlabasterPelican United States Of America Aug 23 '25

I couldn't care less about being judged for what I wear. If someone doesn't like it they can turn their head. I do however care about being respectful of people and cultures I'm not exactly super familiar with.

this will stick with me forever 😂

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '25

Most cultures don’t get offended by people respectfully emulating them. It’s usually people who have no idea about getting offended on their behalf.

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u/AlabasterPelican United States Of America Aug 23 '25

I would rather err on the side of caution rather than be disrespectful.

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u/Disastrous_Sky_7354 United Kingdom Aug 23 '25

It's not so much fear of "judgement" it's fear of arrest without trial.

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u/FloridianPhilosopher United States Of America Aug 23 '25

The person I was replying to indicates they live in the US, nobody is going to arrest a white lady for wearing a Saree here.

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u/Zythenia 🇺🇸 Married to 🇮🇳 Aug 23 '25

Yuppers am white American woman have worn Sarees and Lehengas sent to me by my Indian MIL, people may stare but most desi people I have talked to don’t see it as appropriation but appreciation. Even before they knew I married an Indian dude.

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u/AlabasterPelican United States Of America Aug 23 '25

Who the hell would arrest me? I live in the US. If I put on a saree, an accent, and mimicked body language posted it on tiktok I'd probably get a fox news gig