What's weird in NYC is most likely be accepted in Austin.

The other day we wrote an article about replacing tinted with correction lenses on the Chelsea glasses. (Let's say, many) People have been staring and even giggling and pointing at us in obvious intrusive ways (and we're talking SoHo!). Magically, those glasses seem to be very much welcomed in Austin, Texas. No one seemed 'amused' by either the rediculous size or the 'possible dorkiness' of the look. It is miraculous: since when Austin is a lot more 'progressive' or even open-minded than NYC, we wonder?

Could it just be that Austin is living up to its slogan 'Keep Austin Weird' and its expected hospitable Southernism while NYC is not necessarily about the acceptance of a dictated idea (that would include the weirdness) and more about proactive opinions and the obvious discrepancies between the cultured and the non? And above all, NYC is not at all linked to anything warm.

A pair of clear lens Chelsea glasses reflects more than the personality of the wearer.
It's neither to correct the vision of the wearer nor the society, doesn't matter what size it is. It's not only to create a balanced vision, but to fairly judge and compare different 'civilizations' and general regional aesthete and politics.
It is a tool of social measurement.