With Colombia taking part in the beautiful game (soccer), I have seen lots of people wearing the national colors.
Soccer is the national sport and Colombians are passionate about it. They also like baseball but really, it’s all about “football.”
The three colors of the Colombian flag represent the gold found in Colombia; the blue seas, and the red blood shed fighting for independence.
Colombia’s national day is July 20. Maybe I’ll see more patriotic colors then.
While the lungi is the traditional Bangladeshi men’s wear and the shari or shalwar kamees is traditional women’s wear; fashion is changing. Many people wear denim jeans and western style clothing. Recently, I went to a fashion show and one could see the local influences merging with western clothes.
This show was the result of a joint venture by the French and German cultural centers here in Dhaka, but the billboards around town show modern Bangladeshi fashion from Arong, Yellow, etc.