Did you know the history of pockets is political, even sexist? Men’s clothing tends to have ample, visible pockets; women’s clothing tends to have small pockets (sometimes fake ones!)

Photo: Coco Chanel at her villa, La Pausa in 1930

“Be yourself. Everyone else is taken” - Oscar Wilde

You can infer a lot about a country based on its use of language.

For example, the Scots have 421 words for snow.  And while the Scots collected words for snow, the Japanese conceived words that are so ethereal, they defy language.