Carrying an Umbrella.
By dpk262006
@dpk262006 (58678)
Delhi, India
March 19, 2018 12:23am CST
In many places unpredictable rain keep taking place and at some places the Sun shines so brightly that you just cannot go outside without a cover. If it is cloudy or bright sun shine and you need to go out, do you prefer to carry your umbrella in your bag or along with you to protect yourself or you just do not care to carry it?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 Mar 18
@LadyDuck Are the sun rays very sharp at your place?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 Mar 18
It is wiser on your part to keep an umbrella in your bag because you never know when the weather will turn adverse.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
19 Mar 18
@dpk262006 It can help also in summer if it's too hot, to protect your head from the sun.
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@Shivram59 (36483)
• India
19 Mar 18
@dpk262006 I carry an umbrella only when it's raining cats and dogs.I never use it to protect myself from sun.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
@Shivram59 - It is okay if you do not feel like carrying an umbrella just to protect you from sun rays. It depends how long you are required to remain outside, specially during summer months.
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@Shivram59 (36483)
• India
20 Mar 18
@Sreekala You are right,but they harm those who stay too long in the sun.I don't need to expose myself to Sun rays only for a few minutes.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 Mar 18
If you do not require to walk on foot, then there is no need to carry an umbrella.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 Mar 18
I understand that at your place it rains, without warning.
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@Shavkat (140129)
• Philippines
19 Mar 18
@dpk262006 With the exemption of my city, it rains even in summer season.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
@Shavkat So there is a possibility that you are caught off guard, if you do not have an umbrella?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 Mar 18
Yes, it is wiser on your part to save yourself in the scorching heat with the help of your umbrella. I think protection given by Umbrella helps you walk on the streets.
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
19 Mar 18
@dpk262006 i can also walk on the streets without an umbrella but i have to suffer the scorching heat of the sun.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 Mar 18
@magallon When you carry umbrella, there seems no justification walking without it on the streets.
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 Mar 18
Do you face lots of sunshine, when you are outside? or do you live at a place, where it rains very often?
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
You probably do not go out in rain or during hot weather?
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@shaggin (72262)
• United States
21 Mar 18
@dpk262006 I try not to but sometimes I don't have a choice
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 Mar 18
Yes, you are right that during winters, the Sun is not so harsh and one can make do without carrying an umbrella. However, once the winter gets over and Sun starts shining in its full glory, it is better to carry an umbrella with us for our protection.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
I have a foldable umbrella that I keep in my bag.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
You are wise that you make arrangements to protect yourself from sun rays and rain.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
19 Mar 18
The weather in the UK is very unpredictable. It can start off bright and sunny and within hours it will be raining. I prefer to wear a coat with a hood rather than carry an umbrella.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
@sprite1950 I more or less agree with you that smaller foldable umbrellas do not help, if it is very windy.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
Even if the weather is unpredictable, you don't feel like carrying an umbrella. May be you feel that it is an extra burden, instead you prefer to wear a raincoat to protect yourself.
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@sprite1950 (30452)
• Corsham, England
21 Mar 18
@dpk262006 You can get those fold up umbrellas which fit in a bag but they are hopeless in the wind.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Mar 18
I do not even own an umbrella.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
@JohnRoberts - Did you never buy an umbrella?
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@MainerMikeBrown (1373)
• Bridgton, Maine
19 Mar 18
I don't own an umbrella either. I just wear a hooded jacket if I think it's going to rain as I'm out and about.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Mar 18
@dpk262006 In the past.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
Of course when it is not raining, there is no need to pull out your umbrella from your car. 
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@nela13 (58710)
• Portugal
21 Mar 18
@dpk262006 even when It is raining, if It stop raining when I stop the car I usually forget the umbrella 
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 Mar 18
@Nicki16 Set a reminder in your mobile, you won't forget next time.
@allknowing (137822)
• India
19 Mar 18
When I was on tour in Australia there one had to carry an umbrella even if the sun was shining as rains were so unpredictable.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
It is better to be safe than feel sorry. You used to do the right thing during your Australian tour.
Don't you carry your umbrella here, when you go out?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
@allknowing Is it rainy season over there?
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@allknowing (137822)
• India
21 Mar 18
@dpk262006 Does not look like it will rain here during the day although it did in the night a few days ago
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
18 Jul 18
If I am going to be outside and don't care if I get wet, I just get wet.. lol However, if I do care if I get wet, my handbag is not big enough to hold my umbrella, so I would carry it. By the way, I sent you a message, I hope you can help me with a member who also lived in India.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
24 Jul 18
It is interesting to hear that you do not care about getting wet and you many a times do not carry your umbrella with you.
I have not received any message from you, could you please send it again.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
24 Jul 18
@dpk262006 I change my answer. I still wouldn't carry an umbrella, but I will wear a poncho, a plastic cover. I did this Sunday when we went to the zoo and it poured at least 4-5 times and I had my phone on me as well as snacks in my backpack. So there are times I don't want to get wet..
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
24 Jul 18
@dpk262006 I am so sorry, I sent you one now, and I explained how it was that I may have forgotten to send you a message. This time I double checked, it is there.
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@tony1r (303)
• Nairobi, Kenya
19 Mar 18
@dpk262006 We are currently having continuous downpour so an umbrella is definitely essential. What your weather like?
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
21 Mar 18
Yes, if there is continuous downpour, it is wiser to always keep an umbrella. Here it is spring and there are no rains as such (here in New Delhi).
@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
31 Aug 18
I usually have one small one in my bag and one spare one in car. Bangalore is unpredictable for rains and it rains anytime in the year.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Sep 18
It is safer rather than feeling sorry. It is wiser on your part to carry one small umbrella in your bag, as rains could take place anytime in Bangalore. The uncertainty of weather should not catch you unaware.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
4 Sep 18
@arunima25 Oh! you sometimes change your bag, but you have back up arrangements and you keep one extra umbrella in your car.
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@arunima25 (87854)
• Bangalore, India
4 Sep 18
@dpk262006 But sometimes I take other bag and forget the one with umbrella. So there is an extra one in my car.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 May 21
You carry it only in rainy weather, otherwise you make do without it. Most of the people do like it.
Have a nice day!
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
19 May 21
No I don't carry umbrella but better to carry the rain coat in rainy season
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 May 21
If you need to walk.... would you prefer wearing rain coat or will you opt for an umbrella? 
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
19 May 21
@Butterfingers Ok. If you go out of your home, you usually go on your bike and you invariably keep one umbrella in your bike. I think it helps in case of unexpected rain.
You are from which city?
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@Butterfingers (66583)
• India
19 May 21
@dpk262006 Haha good question but I normally don't walk when its raining. I keep the rain coat in my bike just in case its required
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