Do people from Argentina wear sombreros?

Question

Does people from Argentina wear somberos?? im talking abot the somberos on this website:

Sombrero samples

"Do people"... - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

I'm for "im" and about for "abot" ... sorry, second nature :) - cristalino, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 1

Yes, every single one of them does. They are all gauchos.

If you don't dress similar to this and dance the tango it's off to jail with you.

Aw... and I was trying to be good.... :-] - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

Gekko, I think today's Sock-It-To-Them Sunday... let the creative juices flow! :) - cristalino, Apr 3, 2011

And not just any tango, but the famous Argentinian Tango! - cristalino, Apr 4, 2011

Answer 2

Seriously Rdreamer, it might interest you to know (or you may already know) that "sombrero" has as its root "sombra"... guess that's pretty obvious, but just wanted to make sure for myself!

Shades of RAE

You cannot sleep under a Nopal sin Sombrero Chris - pacofinkler, Apr 3, 2011

We're not getting "stereotypical" now are we? jeje ;-) - cristalino, Apr 4, 2011

Answer 3

Just over the border in Chihuahua, I have a "fresa" friend who donned this lovely article recently:

Tengo uno, muy rustico - pacofinkler, Apr 3, 2011

Is she Argentinian, though? - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 4

These are some typical Mexican hats, by region.

A sampler of Sombreros Argentinos:

And my Sister in Law's hat colletion:

She wears traffic cones? - Leatha, Apr 3, 2011

She does look a bit like a traffic accident, when she wears the orange one, come to think of it.. - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

"Teese?" Is that your affected Spanish accent, my lizard friend? je je - cristalino, Apr 3, 2011

I need to leart to refrain from posting late at night. :-p - Gekkosan, Apr 4, 2011

Answer 5

Now my dear Mother in Law, she wears her lagarti-sombrero, specially when she knows she'll see me.

Must be because she loves me so much!

Your suegra is a babe! ;o) - cristalino, Apr 3, 2011

Hot! :-) - 002067fe, Apr 3, 2011

Miss Islas Galápagos, 1960... evening attire competition... :o) - cristalino, Apr 3, 2011

She's a darling, allright. - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 6

The hat you're probable thinking of as a sombrero comes from Mexico.

Yes this is the kind of hats im talking about, do people in argetina wear these kinds of hats?? - Rdreamer97, Apr 3, 2011

Well, I suppose they do when they go to a Mexican masquerade... - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

@Gekko (not Gekdo!): That or if you come across a Mexican national who has wandered too far south seeking a "silver" fortune! :o) - cristalino, Apr 3, 2011

Maybe he got lost following his long shadow.... - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 7

Welcome to the Forum Rdreamer.

"Sombrero" just means "hat". As many people wear hats in Argentina as they do in the US, England, or most likely wherever you come from.

Me, I'm very smart, so I wear a special kind, specially when writing at the Forum:

I never leave the house without my "bowler hat" - ian-hill, Apr 3, 2011

And your poncho and sandals, I'm sure. - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

Oh, that is so cute! - Leatha, Apr 3, 2011

Aw, someone got a picture of you on your graduation day Gekko! Que linda! - amykay, Apr 3, 2011

I know. That's what all the girls say when they see me. What can I say... One tries to stay humble... - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

Gekdo, your tassel is made of ordinary yellow polypropylene rope... didn't you catch that before you walked across the stage?? :) - cristalino, Apr 3, 2011

Hey, "Sock-It-To-Them" all you want, Bub, but stop dissin' my Wisdom Hat! - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

@Ian, What, no brolly? - Sabor, Apr 3, 2011

That too of course but not needed where I am for 8 months of the year. - ian-hill, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 8

Gekko, would these also be what your cuñada drives around town? Now I'm really asking for it!

Don't be silly!

She's a rich and sophisticated lady. She drives one of these:

ROFL... can you let a guy catch a breath?! Touché... - cristalino, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 9

Gekko, would these also be what your cuñada drives around town? Now I'm really asking for it!

2011 models? - pacofinkler, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 10

Whoa ! a hat is one thing a shadow is another. a sombrero is a hat a "sombrero in México can be a large hat that creates a shadow for the wearer. regional!

It's still a hat, regardless of size and shadow. :-) - Gekkosan, Apr 3, 2011

still a hat! - pacofinkler, Apr 3, 2011

Paco, that hat provides shade for the wearer and like 3 friends or everyday bystanders! :) - cristalino, Apr 3, 2011

tHe Mexican desert is a very hot place as you know! needs a big "shadow' - pacofinkler, Apr 3, 2011