Hello All,
Would it be offensive (or draw negative attention) to use my Civita Hemp day pack throughout Ireland; especially outside of Dublin? I did not think of this as a problem until recently when I encountered "questionable looks and comments" in Pennsylvania.
Can't imagine anyone giving a rip one way or the other as long as the hemp is on the outside of the day pack.
Are you rolling your Civita Day Pack into a giant spliff and lighting it up? I would normally wonder why anyone would give your day pack "questionable looks and comments", but then you mentioned Pennsylvania. Having lived there for a long time, it explains a lot as it's like hillbilly country between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh so it wouldn't surprise me that some yahoo would make a dumb comment about a fabric.
No one in Ireland will care or look twice even if you wrapped yourself from head to toe in hemp. If it makes you feel better, my family lives in a small village in Western Ireland and I've seen some of the girls wearing hemp infinity scarves and pants to kick around in during the summer.
Just curious-- how does anyone identify something as made of hemp vs. other natural fibers?
Hey...I am from Pennsylvania :)
There in nothing on those bags indicating they are made of hemp (no large leaf printed on them, no 6-inch letters saying HEMP, no smell of hemp), so how would anyone know what the bag is made from unless told? They just appear to be made from a slightly rough canvas.
Unless it has an enormous ganja leaf embroidered on it I can't imagine anyone even noticing it and even if it did (have a giant cannabis leaf) I doubt most people would care.
Greetings from one of Dingles 56 pubs, I have just asked this question out loud in the bar to 12 Irish people (a random cross-section of Irish society, albeit a drinking crowd).
One cheeky rascal nearly rolled on the floor chortling and chucklinh, but all the others discussed the issue in a mature fashion and we have all just agreed. "Bring you civita hemp day pack with you to Ireland, you'll be grand"
Looking forward to seeing you in Dingle
le meas/with respect
Stephen McPhilemy
Rick Steves Ireland Tour-guide
Dingle & Derry
Hello again,
I appreciate all of your (humorous) comments. I know it was a silly question to ask, but I was serious about offending others. Glad to hear that it is a non issue.
Thank you Stephen especially for asking my question to a lively Irish pub crowd. Cant get a more true and authentic answer than that!!!
See you in Dingle,
Joseph.
I'm inspired by Stephen answering Forum questions from the pub and believe that I should start to do the same.
Since you're going to Ireland, please note that the Civita Hemp day pack is nowhere near waterproof.
