I’m planning to visit Nepal soon and I want to make sure that I’m respectful of local sensitivities. My rucksack and some of my clothes are camouflage coloured and I want to know if it is acceptable to wear this in public in Nepal. The camouflage in question looks very different to Nepali military patterns. I don’t look like a member of a military and I would never try to represent myself as such, nor would I ever wear full camouflage. But I know that people in some countries have strong views on the acceptability of wearing any camouflage as a civilian. I don’t wish to cross a line or make anyone feel uncomfortable, so I’d like to hear some local Nepali perspectives on whether this might be an issue or not.
Thank you!
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wear anything you like mate nobody bats an eye.
as long as you are comfortable, anything is fine.
Even the locals here rock camouflage like it’s our national dress. No one will bother you.
as long as its not a full set uniform. A full set will get you unnecessary attention.
If you’re visiting some religious/spiritual place, there are some attire rules you need to follow. Otherwise don’t think too much about it.
I think pahile ek choti chahi niyam aako thyo lagyo,civilian haru ley army ko jasto lookalike pani launa napaune khalko tara katti ko authentic ho idk.
Tara pahile ko comparison ma army dressup is down huna ta time anusar ko fashion market ma aayera ni hola.
It is acceptable. No one will say anything. You can wear camouflage in public. Some of my friends do wear it. And they have never face any problems.
You could wear a Nazi uniform still no one will care here in Nepal.
Could have been an issue 15 years ago during the civil war but it doesn’t matter anymore. A friend of mine was apprehended in 2004 for wearing a camo jacket in his morning run by the military. That’s not the case right now. Nobody cares.
we have actual british militaria personals walking around manbhawan(hedquaters of british gurkhas is located here) with their actual dresses on around that area, so i think it’s fine
Just don’t be naked, if you are a man, even that is okay
Could u show what it looks like so we could provide better judgement?
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In the city and closer places it’ll be fine. Some very remote places maybe not, I don’t really know.
Wear anything
wear anything you want bro , just don’t say namaste every time you meet someone, it’s so annoying nowadays because we don’t say namaste that often too.just say Dai, Vai (brother) or Didi, baini ( sister) , do you know this , do you know that…