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APEC leaders skip gaudy local dress custom

World Nov. 14, 2011 - 11:36AM JST ( 20 )

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APEC leaders during the family photo shoot in Kapolei, Hawaii

A group of US Secret Service agents walk to their posts during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit

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GoHomeHatersNov. 14, 2011 - 01:09PM JST

More proof of just how fake and out of touch these "representatives" are.
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globalwatcherNov. 14, 2011 - 01:22PM JST

LOL. No straw skirts with agry legs is a good thing!
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It"S MENov. 14, 2011 - 01:25PM JST

Sorry, I can't imagine them doing a Hula, etc dance = baaaarf.

Now if they do a meet in NZ would be fun to see them perform the Haka.
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paulinusaNov. 14, 2011 - 01:38PM JST

For many people in Hawaii an Aloha shirt is standard business attire so I'm not sure why it would have been embarrassing in any way to wear one.
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cleoNov. 14, 2011 - 02:20PM JST

What's 'silly' about an aloha shirt?
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zichiNov. 14, 2011 - 02:34PM JST

When in Rome...................
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tokyokawasakiNov. 14, 2011 - 03:09PM JST

@Cleo: What's 'silly' about an aloha shirt?... Dasai
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lostrune2Nov. 14, 2011 - 03:32PM JST

Nobody wants to see them having too much fun in paradise when there's a lot of people suffering.
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Ben_JackinoffNov. 14, 2011 - 03:38PM JST

Funny. This is one of the few or maybe even the first time that the local dress custom would have looked pretty comparatively normal. I like aloha shirts and it probably is one of the few local dress customs that could have been worn at an APEC Summit that is also actually really worn and quite poplular outside the specific culture.

BTW, tokyokawasaki, haven't you heard? Dasai is the new 'cool'. ;)
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cleoNov. 14, 2011 - 03:39PM JST

An aloha shirt is nowhere near as dasai as regulation suit'n'tie.
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tokyokawasakiNov. 14, 2011 - 03:42PM JST

@Cleo: An aloha shirt is nowhere near as dasai as regulation suit'n'tie. Good point :)
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BurakuminDesNov. 14, 2011 - 05:56PM JST

What's 'silly' about an aloha shirt?

To quote Homer Simpson : "Aloha shirts are only worn by big fat party animals and gay guys!" Glad we didn't have to see these leaders in them!
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It"S MENov. 14, 2011 - 06:00PM JST

Back home, we call Aloha shorts/ Hawaiian urban camo.

Guess how many people wear those?
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unreconstructedNov. 14, 2011 - 06:07PM JST

14 trillion in debt, but Obama is taking decisive action.
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Jared NormanNov. 14, 2011 - 07:02PM JST

I rather wear aloha shirts then business suits, we wear aloha shirts to work everyday here, i think it is the same in okinawa
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CrazyJoeNov. 14, 2011 - 07:40PM JST

I wanted to see these dudes do the hula dance wearing hula costumes around the waist.
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Faceless1Nov. 14, 2011 - 08:02PM JST

What's 'silly' about an aloha shirt?

The way it looks? Especially when you are not in Hawaii, but looking at a picture of one of your leaders in your home country where its about to snow.

I have never had any appreciation for those shirts or the yearly pics. But I wish they would find something else as formal wear than suits and ties. Fashions of the past were visually appealing, and one would think that with today's technology and all those fibers we have available, we could come up something else more appealing to eye that does not involve having a noose around your neck.
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Elbuda MexicanoNov. 14, 2011 - 09:44PM JST

I'm sure leaders coming from freezing cold countries were sweat like pigs and wishing They were in aloha shirts shorts and sandals!!
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John BeckerNov. 15, 2011 - 03:46AM JST

Now you Tony, wearing that particular shirt, people at home might conceivably think that you chose to wear it

Say what you want about Clinton, but he's a wily ol' cuss.
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KapunaNov. 15, 2011 - 03:50AM JST

Gaudy? The author of this article does not have a clue. Some of the Aloha shirts are indeed "colorful" but, there are many designs that are elegant.