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Avoid dark or military clothes, they do not create a lot of [[trust]]fulness. Looking too much like a colorful hippie will possibly scare other drivers off. Take off your hat (unless it's a really funny one), don't wear gloves, open your jacket, even though you might freeze. Also helpful are t-shirts that identify you with something, be it a country, a football team or a band - [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] has been picked up because of his "Switzerland" t-shirt more than once.
An exception to the "no-hats rule" is if it is just too hot and sunny to stand it with no protection. Then, if you have to choose between sunglasses or hats, choose the latter, as sunglasses hide your eyes and this makes most people suspicious. Wear a short-brimmed straw hat or a light coloured cap as long as it doesn't hide your face too much.
Sometimes, your clothes give away that you're a traveller/tourist, because the people on the street where you are usually wearing something else than what you wear. As mentioned above, it might scare people off if it is too extreme, but on the other hand it might also get people interested to look like you've stories to tell.
