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I'm reminded of this after the hoopla at the Northern Border died down (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Bless their little hearts as they also blamed Canada again...

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Because it's a common Japanese school uniform. Why you're seeing a bunch of them is another question, but they're not actually dressed like Donald Duck purposely.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Is it related to WW2 era navy uniforms, like Donald Duck’s? Or is it some freak convergence?

[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_uniforms_in_Japan

The sailor fuku (セーラー服, sērā fuku) (lit. 'sailor outfit') is a common style of uniform worn by female middle school students, traditionally by high school students, and occasionally, elementary school students. It was introduced as a school uniform in 1920 at Heian Jogakuin (平安女学院)[9] and 1921 by the principal of Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University (福岡女学院),[10] Elizabeth Lee. It was modeled after the uniform used by the British Royal Navy at the time, which Lee had experienced as an exchange student in the United Kingdom.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thanks Royal Navy

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Biden was in the Royal Navy in 1920. He was in his 50s at the time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

I believe so. They actually are called “sailor” uniforms.