someone2 Posted November 26, 2006 Posted November 26, 2006 Ok, my dumb question for today English is not my first language, and I was wondering what this thing is called... Here is a picture of Solid Snake http://www.gccafe.com/news/media/staff/Images/RVL_SMB_Snake_00.jpg I am referring to the thing Snake is wearing around his forehead. What is that called? I tried looking for bandana, but it looks different. And just to keep this post relevant to the topic of relationships, I might add this. Girls, what do you think about a guy wearing this? Is it cool? Is it gay? Is it media-whorish? Is it irrelevant? Thanks in advance
magichands Posted November 26, 2006 Posted November 26, 2006 I don't know what it's called, but I wear something similar. It's called a hachimaki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachimaki And yes, it is sooo gay! Just kidding. It's irrelevant. Unless he refuses to take it off (for special occasions like weddings), or wash it, or something even more peculiar.
KnowHowLoveFeels Posted November 26, 2006 Posted November 26, 2006 I think it's childish, like a gamer who isn't getting enough of video gaming that he has to act on it.
magichands Posted November 26, 2006 Posted November 26, 2006 I think it's childish, like a gamer who isn't getting enough of video gaming that he has to act on it. Run! Haha. I did a little more quasi-research for you. In addition to filling out Solid Snake's backstory, this game marks the first appearance of Yoji Shinkawa's character designs and the Shinkawa-designed Snake, characterized by the dark grey "sneaking suit" and bandana, would become the dominant design in all later games. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_Snake I still think it's a hachimaki.
magichands Posted November 26, 2006 Posted November 26, 2006 Okay, it's time to sum-up. It's called a headband, and he's a game freak. Unless you have a magical way of plugging into his virtual psychopathic delusions of grandeur, you're never going to find a way to truly "connect" with him. The other possibility is that he's gay. Either way, you'll have your work cut out to "change" him. Best to accept him as-is, if you can.
Guest Posted November 26, 2006 Posted November 26, 2006 The original poster did not state that the man in question's preference for the headband came specifically from that game. Does this man have a history of being or of dressing like, say, a 1970s-1980s basketball player, or perhaps a motorcyclist from those same eras? A sweatband for the former or bandanna for the latter may not be out of character. Whether it's appropriate or relevant in this day and age is another matter, of course.
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