In Reply to: first timer questions posted by jacobs on Sunday, 6. February 2005 at 13:35 Bali Time:
It depends what sort of clothes you are talking about. You'll find t-shirts and shorts in larger sizes but I am a size 12 and found it hard to get any trendy clothes to fit. Must say though that it's not as bad as Vietnam...when I was there 2 years ago I weighed 50kg and was a size 8, could not find anything to fit and got sick of being told by the vietnamese how fat I was!!! Jeez, would hate to go back there now being a size 12 and all...they'd think I was obese! So, moral of the story is, if going to Vietnam make sure you have a high self esteem unless you weigh under 40kgs!!! Oh....and they kept telling me I was really old too (thirty something) and ugly...by the end of the trip I felt as though I should just slit my wrists then and there!!!!