Wearing Leather Jackets in the Middle East

[Aloysius]

While not the Middle East, I spent some time in Sudan along the Nile in the winter. A leather jacket was great at night and early morning. Once the sun comes up, no way. In Tunis, everybody wears leather in the winter and spring. It can be cool and windy near the water. A good jacket is completely appropriate if you are out in the elements, especially to block the wind and sand.

East Africa is completely different climate from the Gulf.

 

[Tim S]

East Africa is completely different climate from the Gulf.

No. The Arabian Desert bounds the Persian Gulf and is an extension of the Sahara. While some differences do exist they are both hot deserts. Khartoum compares favorably to Doha where wearing a leather jacket is a fine idea when seasonally appropriate. The same for south Texas where winters tend to be milder.

 

[Aloysius]

No. The Arabian Desert bounds the Persian Gulf and is an extension of the Sahara. While some differences do exist they are both hot deserts. Khartoum compares favorably to Doha where wearing a leather jacket is a fine idea when seasonally appropriate. The same for south Texas where winters tend to be milder.

I've lived in both regions. You don't generally get the suffocating humidity in East Africa that you do in the Gulf, even on the hottest days.

 

[Tim S]

And I sure hope you didn't wear a leather jacket on those days. Khartoum and many place are along the Nile and it can be as humid as the the equator. Generally it subsides in the winter and a leather jacket is fine. In the Middle East, typically, folks don't appreciate work wear leather and go for very fine, thin lamb or exotic hides with designer labels.