Hey folks, I am spending some time up north on a work trip and noticed something rather interesting.
My conservative estimate is that every 4th person seems to have the exact same blue Arcteryx jacket. Supermarkets at peak hours are packed full of them. Are they giving them out somewhere? Or do people around here just love to wear matching fits? I am genuinely curious about this 😀
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Posted by Fomapan_enjoyer
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Technical sportswear is somewhat a status symbol in Norway. Shows you have an active, outdoors lifestyle and has taste/experience/money to buy useful, quality stuff that may last longer and keep you warm and dry when needed.
As for colours and models, local sporting goods store in Northern Norway may have a more limited collection of styles and colours than their flagship stores in London or wherever.
Still, and even more for men than women, people who buy expensive technical jackets may prefer neutral, darker colours these days. Bright, multicolour Gore-Tex jackets with at least 3 different colours, and one would usually be teal, were more a thing in the 1990s
They are government issued. Same with Hoka shoes and white Tesla Model Ys.
Conformity is King.
Yes and they are mandatory to wear.
It’s the limited bandwidth. The hardware can load only a small number of character models to the memory, so you see the same ones again and again.