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TOM S. FROM SALISBURY, MD WRITES: My friends make fun of me because I drive a Volkswagen bug. I think it’s a cool car and I tell them they just don’t appreciate truly unique style. Do you agree?
If there’s one man who can appreciate unique style, it’s me. I spent a week in Philadelphia this summer for Philly Beer Week wearing nothing but the 18th century clothes on my back. True, at one point I donned a Philadelphia Flyers jersey and was greeted with a raucous cheer from the pub patrons in my company, but the rest of the time I was on my own with my crushed red velvet jacket, blue sash and white tights (that’s right, white tights).
It wasn’t easy, but I was able to succeed with my fashion statement because I had confidence and swagger. Of course, it also helped my cause that I was buying rounds of Lord Chesterfield Ale throughout the night, but that’s neither here nor there.
Whether you are able to drive a Volkswagen “Bug” and avoid ridicule depends on your own confidence and swagger. If you have it, you should drive without fear. If you don’t, perhaps you should consider an alternate means of transport. Of course, it’s also depends upon which type of Bug you own. If it’s a member of the older, vintage class, you should drive without fear. If, however, your Bug is among the newer more, umm… feminine breed, you’re going to need a boatload of confidence and swagger to escape some good-natured ribbing.
Punch bug red,
