Originally Posted by
Cedric
What is it with westerners especially Europeans and tans. White power and all that. I think most tans look sickly. You pick up enough colour just walking around in Thailand wearing factor 30. Just a few weeks ago I broke of my journey in Dubai for a few days and in 40%C+ European tourists were lying around in the full sun greased up to the hilt. These temperatures are enough to irreversibly damage your DNA and crisp fry an egg.
And in Thailand it's the same story. A tan as a status symbol is about as empty as a pair of Hom underpants, and leaves you far too pre-maturely old to even contemplate filling them with any air of dignity. Far safer and much less vulgar even than a fake tan would be to just get a T-shirt saying, I have just come back from Thailand envy me.