[gucci-on-fleek]

> I've heard that people in North America hardly use umbrellas. Is that true?

I'm Canadian (Alberta specifically), and I never use umbrellas, and I hardly ever see anyone else using them either. I've also travelled to lots of the other Canadian provinces and US states, and I don't remember ever seeing people using umbrellas there either. But this could be very local, so there might be regions in NA where umbrella usage is more common.

[teppeik]

Yes. I once guided two Canadian friends on a tour of Japan, and even when it rained, they didn't use umbrellas (they didn't even own any). Instead, they used things like Arc'teryx waterproof parkas.