Jerry and I get around. In 2011, we moved from the USA to Spain. We now live near Málaga. Jerry y yo nos movemos. En 2011, nos mudamos de EEUU a España. Ahora vivimos cerca de Málaga.
Aliens? / Extraterrestres?
THEIR HOME PLANET must be brutally cold. It was 12C (54F) here in Fuengirola that afternoon and they were dressed for summer. In any case, shouldn’t this sort of alien be illegal?
SU PLANETA NATAL debe ser brutalmente frío. Hacía 12C (54F) aquí en Fuengirola esa tarde y estaban vestidos para el verano. En cualquier caso, ¿no debería ser ilegal este tipo de extranjero?
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35 thoughts on “Aliens? / Extraterrestres?”
It’s a crying shame when I can look at the dude on the right and think, “Well at least he has some taste. He didn’t wear conflicting patterns and the colors matched.” Then I looked at his feet. Socks, really?
It’s in the low thirties F here at eight a.m. I have a bad case of drippy nose that will probably become icicles if I go outside. Still it’s better than triple digit heat.
Deedles:
The colors weren’t quite so coordinated. The blues were a bit hard on the eyes when taken together. And I wanted to either pull up his right sock or push down his left one… although I don’t know that it would have mattered. Low 30s? I’m so sorry. Hope the drippy nose is no longer dripping! It’s currently 65F here and sunny and glorious.
We just went through a cold snap here in the States, and then suddenly the temp shoots into the 50s, and people are wearing shorts. I guess weather is relative.
Kirk:
We spent a Christmas in a South Dakota blizzard. Temps were in the minus 50s! Our last day there, the temp soared to minus 5 and we thought it was spring… Went without jackets even!
anne marie:
As I told Deedles, the blues taken together were a bit hard on the eyes. And, yes, the socks! And couldn’t he at least have evened them out?!?
Debra:
See my response to Wilma. Fourth friend bending over. Wish I could have gotten a complete grouping, although he was the most subdued of the bunch.
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Wilma:
That was their fourth friend (in the orange-gold pants) bending over and looking in a bag at the time. He had a green T-shirt and a lavender-ish backpack with a rainbow colored flap. I had a shot of him in complete view, but then the guy at left was mostly blocked … and he was more important to the artistic presentation.
Jim:
This look is usually British. There’s a Finnish tourist look that’s quite different but equally “interesting.” Canadians here tend to be much more laid back in their stylings.
Don’t suppose these peeps have landed from Planet Actar because they took a wrong turn at Planet Cactus? Just beware and stay clear of those patterns. Nothing worse than dizzying heights of “patternitis”!
G Keijzer:
Oh, that look is so common here among tourists that I don’t even bother taking photos. (Besides, it’s a standard look in the Pacific Northwest and I don’t want to offend my Seattle friends (because they might hit me).
And here in Seattle we have had snow and ice and temps below freezing and I still see guys in shorts and I think flip flops!
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sillygirl:
Flip flops with socks? (It IS Seattle after all.)
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I used to presume that many of the visitors here dressed lightly in winter because they had somehow convinced themselves that they could not possibly be cold this far south.
Then a couple of weeks ago we went back home for 2 days. The weather was shite! It drizzled incessantly on the first day with a high of 8 degrees, Then on the second day the sun came out which although giving everything that pleasing golden hue emitted less warmth than politicians grin.
Even then we still saw the occasional family or person wandering around in shorts, albeit with a stout jacket or impermeable! We looked upon them as lunatics.
The only thing that made the weather bearable was a plentiful supply of pies and pasties
Actually, 54 degrees would be tropical here in Colorado. You’ll see people wearing shorts and sandals into the 30s. (I have to confess that I wear flipflops probably 3/4 of the winter months.) Daughter #1 just went to San Diego for a weekend — she said it was low 70s there, and they were totally comfortable in shorts and sandals — and the locals all were huddled into winter coats.
Guess it’s all what you’re used to.
Cindy:
You are so right. When we moved from Connecticut to San Diego in March ’93, we laughed when we saw the winter clothes displays in department store windows. A cold day was 60F! A year later, we were wearing sweaters. A few more years and the winter coats were unpacked.
I just watch that episode of “Enterprise” where two of the main characters visited a “pleasure planet” for some R&R. They dressed pretty much like the guys in your photo, except they had long pants. Our intrepid starship officers met two attractive women who lured them into a basement, shape-shifted back to their male alien selves, robbed them, and took their clothes. There’s no accounting for taste.
Walt the Fourth:
I think I remember seeing that episode. Anyway, I don’t really understand the story line. Imagine if they had taken their clothes, shape-shifted back to their male selves, and stuck around! Much more interesting.
It’s a crying shame when I can look at the dude on the right and think, “Well at least he has some taste. He didn’t wear conflicting patterns and the colors matched.” Then I looked at his feet. Socks, really?
It’s in the low thirties F here at eight a.m. I have a bad case of drippy nose that will probably become icicles if I go outside. Still it’s better than triple digit heat.
Deedles:
The colors weren’t quite so coordinated. The blues were a bit hard on the eyes when taken together. And I wanted to either pull up his right sock or push down his left one… although I don’t know that it would have mattered. Low 30s? I’m so sorry. Hope the drippy nose is no longer dripping! It’s currently 65F here and sunny and glorious.
We just went through a cold snap here in the States, and then suddenly the temp shoots into the 50s, and people are wearing shorts. I guess weather is relative.
Kirk:
We spent a Christmas in a South Dakota blizzard. Temps were in the minus 50s! Our last day there, the temp soared to minus 5 and we thought it was spring… Went without jackets even!
I second deedless; the guy on the right was socially acceptable til I got to the black sox. NO!
anne marie:
As I told Deedles, the blues taken together were a bit hard on the eyes. And, yes, the socks! And couldn’t he at least have evened them out?!?
Is this attempt at the one-shorts-let-higher-than-the-other?
sillygirl:
I never thought of that. Maybe pushing down one sock is easier than rolling up one leg.
Somebody has an extra leg.
And a head growing out of his chest!
Debra:
See my response to Wilma. Fourth friend bending over. Wish I could have gotten a complete grouping, although he was the most subdued of the bunch.
Wilma:
That was their fourth friend (in the orange-gold pants) bending over and looking in a bag at the time. He had a green T-shirt and a lavender-ish backpack with a rainbow colored flap. I had a shot of him in complete view, but then the guy at left was mostly blocked … and he was more important to the artistic presentation.
Black socks and “tennies ” ?
I know I do not get out much but I have never seen mismatched clothes like you do. We get black socks and sandals.
cheers, parsnip
Parsnip:
I’ve seen some “interesting” combinations in many places I’ve traveled, but Fuengirola DOES seem to lead the way.
Must be Canadians!!
Stare at those patterns too long and you can get dizzy!
Jim:
This look is usually British. There’s a Finnish tourist look that’s quite different but equally “interesting.” Canadians here tend to be much more laid back in their stylings.
Don’t suppose these peeps have landed from Planet Actar because they took a wrong turn at Planet Cactus? Just beware and stay clear of those patterns. Nothing worse than dizzying heights of “patternitis”!
Ron:
Some colors and combinations do make me a little sick, but that’s just me.
At least it’s not sandals with the socks.
G Keijzer:
Oh, that look is so common here among tourists that I don’t even bother taking photos. (Besides, it’s a standard look in the Pacific Northwest and I don’t want to offend my Seattle friends (because they might hit me).
And here in Seattle we have had snow and ice and temps below freezing and I still see guys in shorts and I think flip flops!
sillygirl:
Flip flops with socks? (It IS Seattle after all.)
I used to presume that many of the visitors here dressed lightly in winter because they had somehow convinced themselves that they could not possibly be cold this far south.
Then a couple of weeks ago we went back home for 2 days. The weather was shite! It drizzled incessantly on the first day with a high of 8 degrees, Then on the second day the sun came out which although giving everything that pleasing golden hue emitted less warmth than politicians grin.
Even then we still saw the occasional family or person wandering around in shorts, albeit with a stout jacket or impermeable! We looked upon them as lunatics.
The only thing that made the weather bearable was a plentiful supply of pies and pasties
Tynan:
A part of the problem I think is that our blood has thinned after spending so many years in milder — sunnier — climates.
Actually, 54 degrees would be tropical here in Colorado. You’ll see people wearing shorts and sandals into the 30s. (I have to confess that I wear flipflops probably 3/4 of the winter months.) Daughter #1 just went to San Diego for a weekend — she said it was low 70s there, and they were totally comfortable in shorts and sandals — and the locals all were huddled into winter coats.
Guess it’s all what you’re used to.
Cindy:
You are so right. When we moved from Connecticut to San Diego in March ’93, we laughed when we saw the winter clothes displays in department store windows. A cold day was 60F! A year later, we were wearing sweaters. A few more years and the winter coats were unpacked.
I’m not mad at any of them.
Just sayin’.
Bob:
You really need to send me pictures so I can do a fashion post All About Bob.
I just watch that episode of “Enterprise” where two of the main characters visited a “pleasure planet” for some R&R. They dressed pretty much like the guys in your photo, except they had long pants. Our intrepid starship officers met two attractive women who lured them into a basement, shape-shifted back to their male alien selves, robbed them, and took their clothes. There’s no accounting for taste.
Uh, “watched.” Past tense. Can we get a comment editor around here?
Walt the Fourth:
I think I remember seeing that episode. Anyway, I don’t really understand the story line. Imagine if they had taken their clothes, shape-shifted back to their male selves, and stuck around! Much more interesting.
They look a little tan and sober for Brits in Spain.
David:
You’re right. They were very respectable.
Even I have to admit this make me want to heave.
Urspo,
Sometimes I feel my stomach do a little flip.