Play Something Country

On my last day at work in India, I was told by one of my colleagues that I had begun "dressing more Indian."  I blame that transformation on my unequivocal love and admiration of the Indian bazaar.  (I also didn't own any American clothing that could even remotely withstand the blistering Indian heat, which formed my slightly more legitimate excuse.)

Now that I'm back in the United States, I still sport the occasional paisley skirt or silk scarf.  However, my coworkers comment made me reflect on those closet items rooted squarely in America.  Take for instance, the style exemplified by the recent tour of longtime country duo, Brooks and Dunn.

At a concert sponsored by a pickup truck and whose logo is a giant steer's head, imagine what outrageous outfits come out of the woodwork when the music starts to twang.

Of course, your correspondent isn't immune to the all-American atmosphere.

Wait'll the Brits see this

As Brooks and Dunn themselves once said: You can take the girl out of the honky tonk . . . but you can't take the honky-tonk out of the girl.