But people in Georgia are more resistant than metal. Even during the hottest day nobody in Tbilisi wears sunglasses, or a hat. A foreigner can be recognized immediately by wearing this stuff.

Probably Georgians love the sun so much that they consider it a sin to hide from it. They sing hymns of praise to the sun. The symbol of the sun is one of the symbols of Georgia and can be found on the walls of the ancient churches, on the tails of modern airplanes and on banknotes and other objects which are identified with Georgia.