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Originally Posted by Acey
Yeah when I was younger I couldn't really tell, but my mom always knew when I came back from a soccer tournament and had been in the sun all weekend. I think the concern is that nearly equivalent damage is being done in some circumstances, but few measures are done to counteract it because the skin obviously doesn't turn blistering red.
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I tree planted with some guys from Eritrea before and they told me that they actually get worse sun burns in Canada than they did in Africa. For one thing, they often wore more clothing in Africa to protect themselves from the sun (something that Canadian culture would think is weird - as soon as we can dress down, we do). But also the longer hours of daylight in the summer in northern latitudes might play a roll.