[4585] in Depressing_Thoughts
Re: crap, i'm caucasian
tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Jun 26 22:17:11 1994
One of the good things about being Asian is that even if the only UV
exposure you get is from a monitor, your skin color still doesn't look
pasty white. You can be a nerd and have a good skin tone, too. :-)
... And if you've been out in the sun for 4.5 hours, and your shoulders
are merely red, you're most definitely not "burning like a white boy".
That would be if you were only out in the sun for say, 45 minutes.
I had a problem similaar to yours, too, when I started bicycling a lot
this summer. My sun tan lotion reflexes were complete shot, because I
can be out in the sun for an hour or two, and my skin will just not
notice. The problem was, I was being out for a lot longer when I was
bicycling. People with really pale skin can need to put lotion on even
if they're only out for a relatively short amount of time, so it's just
automatic for them.
