I have long noticed that the denizens of the Croatian capital are wont of wearing an incredible amount of clothing as soon as the temperature heads toward zero degrees Celsius. By British standards, for example, they are kind of ridiculous with their hats, scarves, coats, and boots. They look like Italians or Spaniards in their excessive winter gear. But I am noticing now that there is a difference between the young and the old. To wit, the younger the denizens of Zagreb, the greater the amount of clothing they wear as soon as the temperature drops. The hats are ever more elaborate. The scarves are ever longer and thicker. The gloves are ever rounder. The coats are ever plumper. And the boots are often over the top, as though the conditions are no less than glacial. Indeed, fur is all over the place. It has just flashed through my mind that this is yet another index of global warming. Global muffling, as it were. And the hypothesis is testable once again. The winter wardrobes of different generations can easily be compared, if anyone wished to undertake such a task.