Quote Originally Posted by rockzmom View Post
Because most kept to themselves, the only understanding he could get of the passers-by was through their clothing. People’s characteristics disappeared under thick coats and fur hats, making everyone look like the stereotypical Russians he had always imagined.
'Fur hats' in metro sounds a bit wierd since classical soviet man’s fur hats have are out of fashion since time immemorial, and most of them have been eaten out by moth long ago. What does he actually mean? Anyway, I can easily imagine that when temperatures drops to -15 to -25 degrees the crown of your head feels itself like cooked goose, while your ears still enjoy the life of cold turkey in those шапка-ушанка hats.