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Originally Posted by nalini-dahlia
While everyone is allowed an opinion, and yours is truly valid, this portion however simply is not. I know this goes beyond the discussion of Ayu so I'll try and keep it short. But, have you ever looked up some of the areas in Russia where people live? (such as Oymyakon or Verkhoyansk) Wearing fur is probably their best bet for survival.
People living in America probably don't have much of an excuse to wear fur (depending on which state they live in, of course) but for places that are permanently frozen with a small population of people need furs to survive. This is more of an assumption on my part, however.
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That is a point that is worth discussing. But we already have material that is actually warmer than fur. To my knowledge polar researchers are able to stay in the Arctic zone for extended periods without wearing fur. They wear clothing that imitates how fur works by having a cavity inside filled with air.
And you don't need to be a polar researcher to by clothing like this. At least my Russian friend, who actually told me all of this, was just going into a store for outdoor clothing and bought a very warm jacket which she uses when she visits her family in Russia.
I have no idea if you can by clothing like this in Russia as easily as here though, have to ask her. So if it's hard to buy an alternative or this alternative is too expensive for people with a normal income, I won't blame them ever.
But from what my friend told me who's family in Russia is a rich one, they simply want to wear fur because a nice fur coat is a status symbol. I blame people like this because this is simply ignorant.