Comment by billforsternz

I made an appointment with a local dermatologist about some sunburn that never seems to heal up. He's a young German guy living here in New Zealand. After a quick examination: "So! You have solar keratosis! How long have you been wearing the hat?" Me: "Oh 5 years or so". Him: "And how long have you lived here?" Me: "All my life, 60 years". Him: "Just so! It seems all Kiwis have solar keratosis ja?".

In other words, there are downsides to being outside in that 1000 times (maybe 10000 times here) brightness. The really annoying thing is that my eyes were buggered from a young age too, despite all that brightness.