My wife often wears sunglasses, particularly when out on her motorbike. And she rarely leaves the house without them in her handbag or on top of her head.

David

hehe, thanks for that comment. ... errrm, but i think its not the sunnys - it her hair style which is the crime aspect on that pic. http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.png hmm, have a look at her nose. ain't there a little gap between the nose and the frame. didnt realize it until i saw one of my thai friends with her sunnies. but i think that cute* gap is the reason.

* since maggy thatcher's not my type, i hope that word is not being misunderstood. http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag...es/tongue2.gif

Seems like in most places in Asia it's either a fashion statement, as others say, or they are worn by rich and famous people when they are convicted of a crime and have to turn up at court.

The atmosphere in many parts of LoS is so thick with smog that it filters the sun out and reduces the glare, avoiding the need for sunnies. Here in NZ the air is very clear and I can see the hills 50km away as I am writing this. Also the big hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica and NZ makes the sun much stronger so, you have to use sunscreen a lot. I have never worn sunglasses though. I think Thais and people all over the world wear sunglasses more for the cool(?) effect than to reduce the glare on their eyes.

I don't know whats the big deal. I do have Thai personally telling me that... that she wants to go for a rhinoplastic (is that what you call for nose surgery?) because she doesn't has bridge big enough for glasses. I confirm she is Thai. Confirm! http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag.../laughlong.gif

It is just not common or not seen as needed. It just look akward. I haven seen alot of them wearing it though?

I think I'd dispute the idea that contacts let more light into your eyes, let alone a lot more. What are the physics for that? If they did, people with contacts would be able to see far better, especially at night, than normal-sighted people!

Up to you or you can do both

Why Don't Thais Wear Sunglasses? Simply cuz Thais are so nice, beautiful and don’t need to wear such an outfit. Look to their eyes and smiles you will forget all about UV. http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag...lies/smile.png also you will forget about the misery of your life. http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag...lies/smile.png http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag...lies/smile.png http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag...lies/smile.png

PEACE.

Well it's about time Thai's started wearing sunglasses and with a UV filter built in. In Australia it is mandatory for sunglasses to have UV protection, even in cheap sunglasses. Thailand has a bad habit of producing fakes, of good quality brands, these of course have no standards and probably have no UV protection.
I always wear sunglasses during the day while out side or driving, because I don't want cataracts or eye damage latter in life, it's got nothing to do with fashion.
Another note, the pollution in Bangkok or even clouds on a rainy day filters very little UV light, just use a lighter shade of sunglasses if there to dark for the conditions.

No Thank you.

I know what "sense of humour " is,

Thanks for your suggestion

HI

another reason my wife just told me is cost.

to many working class Thai's ,
sunglass's are a luxury.

There is nothing in that article that says contact lenses let more light into your eyes... in fact the only reference is "Soft contact lenses provide very little protection" which is in the context of whether glasses provide protection or not.http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/images/smilies/help.gif

Long time ago, I was traveling in a car from Chiangmai to Chiangrai with some others including a Thai girl. From the beginning throughout the journey, she was almost crying asking us to buy a pair of sunglasses. Unable to tolerate it any further, I bought her the glasses!

I have not read this whole thread, only this page and my connection to this site is so poor that I will not go back and start at the front.
But I am light complected [white] and have light, and now thin, hair and blue eyes and I have never worn sunglasses, when at wotk or on my motorcycle that I rode daily in the states when I could.
I have lived here for a few years and do not wear them here either, altho my prescriptions are photogrey.
But of coarse I am just a kid and might take to wearing them when I get older.

http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag.../laughlong.gifhttp://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag.../laughlong.gifhttp://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag.../laughlong.gifhttp://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag.../laughlong.gifhttp://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag.../laughlong.gif Very funny BLUE EYES.

Most private cars in Thailand have tinted windows. Mine does and I can't drive with sunglasses on otherwise I can't see a thing.

I'm not entirely sure that being nice and beautiful mitigates the harmful effects of solar radiation, but perhaps that's just my western upbringing talking http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.png

I felt that same way sometimes, can t see properly while wearing sunglasses

More UV light does go into your eyes when you wear poor quality sunglasses because your pupils widen and let more UV light in, but contact lenses don't suck light into your eyes, they just adjust the focal point of the light that already enters your eye. I mean that's just physics. But yes I have read that people with blue eyes should wear sunglasses because their eyes let in more UV light than brown ones.

Anyway, we're going a bit http://www.thailandqa.com/forum/imag...s/offtopic.gif, hehe.