The following are strictly personal views/observations and in no way reflect the views of the Peace Corp nor the federal government of the United States.

During hot weather in Moldova, some of the men attempt to minimize the heat by being unfettered by clothes; so, they walk around in only their underwear and pastel colored flip-flops. (Side note: Boxers don’t exist in Moldova, the male underwear options here consist of tighty whities, banana hammocks or nothing.) Fetching water from the community well, walking to the local convenience store to buy bread or beer, visiting the neighbors’ house, any number of everyday activities can be done wearing nothing but underwear and flip-flops. As such, on any given afternoon on a hot day in Moldova, gaggles of men of various ages can be seen meandering around the village in small, tight pairs of underwear and flip-flops.