Talking bout Americans wearing shorts abroad, reminds me-- I remember being in Italy, in a beach town on the Mediterranean. It was 95 degrees on a mid June day. We're walking around doing the tourist thing, and of course I'm wearing shorts, because it's 95 degrees. And of course the locals are all wearing long pants, because... well, they're complete morons I guess. But what really took the cake, was the older Italian gentleman wearing leather pants, out on the beach.
Leather.
Pants.
95 degrees, on the beach, wearing leather pants.
So yeah... I'm cool with Italians mocking me for wearing shorts.