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    • UnTuckedU
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      I still have a bowing habit… And Okinawa is far less structured in reference to many customs than mainland Japan.

      And, I don't want to answer on behalf of anyone, but I assume they bow.

      Bikers, yakuza, or any other flavor of badass... Pretty much doesn't matter. If you don't bow (And use the proper honorific when speaking) to someone that ranks higher than you on the social ladder (Age, position/title, cooler than you), you KNOW you are intentionally being rude.

      In search of:
      IHV-04, med.
      IHSH-185, large
      IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        I bow all the time here….

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • neph93N
          neph93
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          Cheers guys. Was curious about how it worked after meeting the crew in September and following some of them on IG.

          “Some of those that work forces
          Are the same that burn crosses”

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          • gaseousclayG
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            @UnTucked:

            I still have a bowing habit… And Okinawa is far less structured in reference to many customs than mainland Japan.

            And, I don't want to answer on behalf of anyone, but I assume they bow.

            Bikers, yakuza, or any other flavor of badass... Pretty much doesn't matter. If you don't bow (And use the proper honorific when speaking) to someone that ranks higher than you on the social ladder (Age, position/title, cooler than you), you KNOW you are intentionally being rude.

            It is also not uncommon for Japanese folks to not look you in the eye when speaking to you. Not everyone does this mind you but I've known quite a few people, usually men, that did. To Westerners this could be perceived as rude but to them it can be a sign of rudeness. Nowadays I think it depends on the person. Ymmv

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            WTB:
            IHSH-129 size L (blue)
            IHSH-19

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            • neph93N
              neph93
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              ^ sounds like heaven. Brits aren’t big on that either. Norwegians are however.

              “Some of those that work forces
              Are the same that burn crosses”

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              • don_piponeD
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                Maybe a stupid question and has been answered before, but what is the system behind the numbering of IH products?
                I know the meaning of the letters is like IHSH for shirts or IHJ for non-denim jackets, but what is the significance of the numbers at the end e.g. IHSH-180?

                IG: @fadecyde

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                • GilesG
                  Giles
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                  Sequential.

                  First ever shirt was IHSH-01 for instance

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • don_piponeD
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                    Ah, I understand. That's what I thought first, but I wasn't sure if it isn't maybe some kind of a code for (style, fabric, pattern etc.). Now i know.

                    Thank you G!

                    IG: @fadecyde

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                    • DrBabyhorseD
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                      @don_pipone:

                      Ah, I understand. That's what I thought first, but I wasn't sure if it isn't maybe some kind of a code for (style, fabric, pattern etc.). Now i know.

                      Thank you G!

                      It is a code for style/pattern for the jeans.

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                      • DrBabyhorseD
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                        Why would one prefer a half western over a full/normal/real western?

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                        • neph93N
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                          Personally I don’t prefer them, but I do enjoy my 179 being a little different. It’s good to have an alternative to westerns and work shirts.

                          “Some of those that work forces
                          Are the same that burn crosses”

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                          • DrBabyhorseD
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                            @neph93:

                            Personally I don’t prefer them, but I do enjoy my 179 being a little different. It’s good to have an alternative to westerns and work shirts.

                            I just realized the remaining half is on the back. For whatever reason I thought it was the front (and I have the IHSH 13). lol. Thank you for the input.

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                            • gaseousclayG
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                              @DrBabyhorse:

                              Why would one prefer a half western over a full/normal/real western?

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                              Variety. Sometimes I want something other than a full western

                              Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk

                              WTB:
                              IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                              IHSH-19

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                              • JDelageJ
                                JDelage
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                                Could someone remind me what "endangered" means? I see the 1955S is marked thus and I thought it was extant…

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                                • neph93N
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                                  It means when the existing stock is gone there won’t be any more. Things go from extant to endangered to extinct (as a general rule, there have been exceptions).

                                  “Some of those that work forces
                                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                  • JDelageJ
                                    JDelage
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                                    So it means they won't remake this model (cut X fabric)?

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                                    • neph93N
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                                      @JDelage:

                                      So it means they won't remake this model (cut X fabric)?

                                      Correct. As you say this has been extant a long time but that has changed. I suspect G is rationalising cuts with the advent of the somewhat similar 888, but that is just a guess.

                                      “Some of those that work forces
                                      Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                      • GilesG
                                        Giles
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                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • gaseousclayG
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                                          @neph93:

                                          ^ sounds like heaven. Brits aren’t big on that either. Norwegians are however.

                                          when I was in college I went back to Japan for my 'study abroad' program, even though I had lived there previously. anyway, my roommate was this kid from Hokkaido who never looked me in the eye when I spoke to him. He stood sideways and talked to me while looking at me from the corner of his eye. when my mom came to visit me she was introduced to my roommate….needless to say, she thought he was a shady sonofab*tch  😃

                                          WTB:
                                          IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                                          IHSH-19

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                                          • neph93N
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                                            ^ Interesting. Brits aren’t that obvious about it. I think we’ve mastered the art of looking beyond the face or at the mouth or nose so it’s not evasive but isn’t direct eye contact. The eye content scared the shit out of me when I moved to Norway, felt like everyone either wanted to sleep with me or punch me…

                                            “Some of those that work forces
                                            Are the same that burn crosses”

                                            • Virginia Woolf
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