Talk:Sarong
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"This photo shows that men may wear sarongs."
This implies that men wearing sarongs is unusual or irregular, which could arguably be considered a biased viewpoint...
- I agree it's western-centric. Since the picture obviously shows a man wearing a sarong, I think it's not necessary to say that the picture shows a man wearing a sarong; I've removed that part. Markalexander100 02:19, 22 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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- Isn't summarizing the contents of a picture the main purpose of a caption in this context? I think the caption should state that the chief "wears a sarong" or is "wearing a sarong" in the picture. I only objected to the original caption's implication that a man doing so is unusual / irregular.
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[edit] Japan?
Does anyone know wether sarongs are worn in japan?--1 black hand °T° 21:29, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
I saw a very old photo on one of the 'net's sarong articles. www.1worldsarongs.com/whatissarong.html -- 1922, Japanese Royal Family. DanielHolth 04:31, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
It appears to say Javanese, not Japanese. Though I may be looking at the wrong picture! Ralphael 06:12, 4 November 2005 (UTC)
Yes, You are correct. It isJavanese, not Japanese. Japanese do not traditionally wear sarongs like many of the countries around them. If they do, it is more for a swimwear fashion or cover up.Pacific-Island-Style 07:56, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] lungi
The article presently had several, partly contradictory, references to lungi, which I've edited a bit according to what is mentioned in that article, and the mundu article. Could someone who has some idea what a lungi is and how it's different from a sarong clarify the situation or correct any problems with the article as it is now? Are lungi and mundu regional variations of the sarong, or similar but distinct garments? Where are they worn? 24.81.28.51 13:34, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Advertising
A few of the External Links were clearly nothing more than advertising and I removed them. The biggest problem is a dearth of non-commercial sites with instructions for sarong tying for women, and that's the only reason I left some commercial sites. Also note that many commercial sites picture various methods of tying a sarong for women, but have no actual instructions and are not reliable cultural references.
[edit] Sabu?
"Sabu" needs disambiguation, if linked. The formerly linked "Sabu" was the "professional wrestler", Terry Michael Brunk. With IMDb.com listing 4 actors credited as "Sabu", including a contemporary of the other actors listed, the accuracy of the entertainment athlete link is highly dubious. Perhaps "Sabu" itself needs disambiguation.
[edit] American version
I don't think the little wisp of fabric women put over their bikini bottoms so it looks a bit less like they're in their underwear is really a sarong. It sounds from this article like a sarong is something you could wear by itself and still be relatively "clothed" rather than decorated.
[edit] Saree
I've erased "The word originates from the Indian word Saree".
There is a reason why we call it “sarung” (Malay/Indonesian for “sheath”). Sarung is stitched at the edges to form a tube, so when it is worn, it’s like a sheath to the body, just like the sheath of a sword (sarung pedang).
While saree is a very long strip of unstiched cloth, draped around the body.Matahari Pagi 09:37, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] mundu
It is really annoying that the mundu gets associated with every skirt-like garment worn by men. The mundu is a long rectangular piece of unstitched cloth that is draped like a towel around the waist as opposed to being stepped into. It is not a type of sarong (or lungi). --Kannan91 (talk) 19:37, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
