Hmm, I've never heard that before. Of course we don't get that many monsoons here in Illinois so I guess it doesn't really make a difference for me anyway. 

Still, I'm curious...might as well know what to expect in case I'm ever caught in a monsoon. 

Hi Anais!

Right now I'm in London, where it is between crappy, thin rain, and beautiful sunny weather. However, I got an e-mail from my aunt in Bangladesh and she said it is flooding like anything there! In case you didn't know, in 1998 there was a terrible flood there, and they are saying that this year it's going to be worse  .

I'm not sure why people say you should wear your hair down in the monsoon, but I like to do it for these reasons:

1. The heavy rain feels great in your loose hair
2. When my hair dries, it always comes out thicker. I'm not sure exactly why, but it's probably because of the humidity when it's raining.
3. It's lovely to wash your hair "with" nature! 

When I first saw "London", my gut reaction was "my best friend's cat".. but I'm Leia is having lots of fun there. Are you visiting relatives, travelling for fun, or other?

I must agree with eKatherine's post. When I'm in hot but rainy places like Orleans, I also prefer to put my hair up. That's why I found it strange to hear about leaving one's hair down in a monsoon (so do monsoons involve strong winds?)

Best wishes to your folks in Bangladesh, Leia--I hope all is well. and yeah Cairn, mine turns into a frizzball too!

Anais

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Thanks to everyone for your good wishes to my family! That's so sweet!

Anais, I have lots of family here (my mother's side lives here, and my father's side lives in Bangladesh). I'm doing lots of shopping, going to musicals, and having a lot of fun.

Monsoons don't usually include strong winds. Bikerbraid mentioned that rainwater makes her hair softer - I forgot about that. I love the rain in Bangladesh because it's not thin like the rain in England - it's thick and heavy.  ;)

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"A heavy downpour we're having, ladies and gentlemen. I am standing outside 5555 Lincoln Ave in front of Apartment 5, where a woman wearing jeans and a t-shirt is standing outside and doing something curious with her hair. Wait! wait! She's bent over and it looks as if she's... washing her hair in the rain?! We have just been informed by some local officials of their concern about the effects of shampoo residue on squirrels and other wild neighbors, and on the carefully trimmed hedges and lawn of this apartment complex. The Mayor himself has requested our news footage of this strange and unheard-of event. It looks like the lady is finished and rinsing off in the rain, preparing for the conditioning process... We'll keep you up-to-date on this as we have more developments in the story. Reporting live, this is Joe Bald with K6 news."

We should all try this at least once in our lives :) If not outdoors than probably with a container of collected water. I hear that the mountain rain up here in this area is some of the most pollutant free rain nationwide.