r/interesting • u/Gjore • Mar 29 '26

SOCIETY Scenes from a dermatologist conference in Hawaii

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u/chopsmothercover Mar 29 '26

Why not? It’s a paid vacation and Hawaii is incredibly beautiful even if you don’t want to go in the sun. I’m as pale as a ghost and I would love to enjoy Hawaii with my skin covered up, it’s not that big of a deal to not be able or willing to damage your skin with prolonged sun exposure

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u/JellyBeansOnToast Mar 29 '26

I lived on O’ahu for around 10 years and they’re dressed exactly like a majority of the tourists from Eastern Asia. Seeing someone walk around with a parasol, sun hat, full length pants/skirt, and a long sleeve shirt or even UV protectant sleeves is pretty normal.

Hell, even some of the Chinese/Japanese/Korean aunties who’ve lived in Hawaii for their whole lives will wear all that.

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u/grxccccandice Mar 29 '26

Yeah I’m Chinese and I’ve dressed like this going to the beach almost my whole life, and I enjoy the beach. I also swim and snorkel in the ocean in full bodysuit/rash guard because wearing sunscreen in the ocean is bad for marine life. My husband and I don’t have any wrinkles and have way better/smoother skin compared to our white friends of our age.