[The second time he's been addressed about his dress... Perhaps it was unusual.]

I was aware that one must address formally to an occasion such as this, yet I had never done so previously. My sister insisted we attempt the local wear and we found a cheerful salesman to assist us in our endeavor. Her clothing is not so traditional in its style, and I hadn't gathered that there was gender distinctions between the clothing used for festivals, so perhaps we do appear a little... odd.

[this was pretty expensive to boot. that salesman's probably cracking up about these loser foreigners right now.]