#21: Voting Right for the Wrong Reasons
We love cities. But zipping away to a friend’s country house (stay tuned for our thoughts on cute luggage) can give you tons of great party stories/ photo ops. Some other super cool ideas: cooking food over a fire, wearing a straw hat, or planting something. Spending time in the great outdoors also boast a few more latent benefits, like toned calves or a nice tan.

Though the mistake is sometimes made when referring to other regions…
“The Following Countries [sic] could fit within Africa :
(The area of Africa is 11,205,146 square miles)
China……………………….. 3,705,387
United States…………….. 3,615,102
India……………………….. 1,269,338
Europe……………………. 1,306,176
Argentina………………….. 1,068,296
New Zealand……………. 103,736
Total……. 11,068,035
137,111 square miles remain, or a little more than the size of the state of Nevada!”

Derrida.
O la la.

If there’s one thing that separates the authentically cool from the miserable wannabes, it’s a healthy respect for the timeless over the trendy. In terms of footwear, a good pair of high tops can take you pretty much anywhere on the urban landscape comfortably. We love throwing these babies on before running errands, getting coffee, or hitting up a casual dinner party. They’re generally super comfortable and offer a nice feeling of stability around the ankles.

In our humble opinion, the fewer colors on a single shoe, the better. A psychedelic color scheme can leave you looking pathetic and needy, and (trust us) you’ll come to hate those trendy bastards over time.

Stick with solid or all but, padawan learner, and your confident walk will get you plenty of notice without the mess of color.

AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO COFFEE DRINKS
Many uncool couldn’t really tell you what they’re getting when they order a drink from the espresso bar. We know, right? But this little morsel of ignorance is apparently even more common than the inexcusably common faux pas of being an educated American who doesn’t know Spanish.
Seeing as you were blessed with more coolness than the people who occasionally find themselves locked in your orbit, we see it as your civic duty to explain the basics of espresso alchemy whenever the opportunity presents itself.
While you’re at it, let them know that correctamundo isn’t a fucking word.