Its Shangtung Time

Okay, most of you proberbly knew where this hat thing was going, i am now the proud owner of a Shangtung. I had to be very carefull of the style coz last time i tried one one Jan asked if i was turning into a Hutterite............................................

I think this one fits the bill nicely

Sshhh, i havent told Jan yet 8~)

AFTER EDIT:

Okay more useless info:

What is Shangtung???

It is a place in Japan .............

But where Hats are concerned it is the name of the area a particular hat is made.

A straw hat that is made from products of Japanese origin is refered to as a Shangtung.

A straw hat that uses Chinese products is refered to as a Toyo.

A Panama hat is made by Equadorian three legged virgins from secret locations in the mountains.

Actually i made up the part about the three legged virgins but they are made in Equador and most of the "Straw" they use in all three types of straw hat is actually a recycled paper product that is later coated in a plastic resin to keep the hat shape.

So it is impossible to get a Shangtung Panama..................

Which makes me feel kinda special because my hat is advertised as a Shangtung Panama.