The unexpected

You see a lot of things in New York City - crazy hair, crazy clothes, crazy people. One thing you don't see much of: a woman in a burka walking down the sidewalk. Given New York's large population and given what must be a huge Muslim community, I was surprised at my surprise. Why don't we see more of this here? I see plenty of Orthodox Jewish women with their long skirts, long sleeves, dowdy shoes and wigs (I just learned that they wear wigs because they aren't supposed to show their real hair - wow). But today was the first day I saw a woman in a burka in New York City.