Okay I’ve been dying to find out the answer to this and my own search was fruitless: whst’s the long cloak thing Zuko wears in Book 1 called? Because I’ve been wondering since forever it’s a regular outdoor garmet or if that’s the Zuko equivalent of a night robe.
It looks like a beizi (褙子), which is a Chinese parallel-collar jacket. The kind that Zuko is wearing is the casual-wear kind, due to the narrow sleeves. Beizi were generally secured at the front with either one tie or one big metal button, like Zuko’s. From what I’ve researched, they appeared to be an outdoor garment worn by the upper-class.
when I was a little kid at some point I got upset with my parents because I didn't have a crucifix in my bedroom and they did- I was like why do YOU get to be safe from vampires??? you're okay with me getting my blood sucked???? so we took a little trip to the catholic store but the one closest to us was run by a group of nuns that had been moved here from romania. I got a little baby pink cross and this sweet old nun was like 'aww, is this a baptism gift?' and I was like no. I need to be protected from vampires. and she immediately got SO serious and was like 'this is the best one we've got, you'll definitely be safe' and since she was literally from vampire land I was convinced she was like, van helsing. like the whole time my parents had been laughing about how cute my fear was but she literally Knew dracula and was taking my concerns seriously I held this over my parents for so long lmfao
every time i ask people if they do any new years resolutions its all ooooo i dont like making them bc i fail or ohhhhh no i couldnt keep up wiht that and then when they ask me and i tell them about Pasta Quest (i am eating as many different pasta shapes as possible in the space of a year) or when i did Fruit Adventures (every time i saw a fruit i had never eaten before id get one and eat it and read the wikipedia article about it) theyre like hang on i forgot you can make Fun Ones i want a fun one