I got caught out in the rain with my wife yesterday while shopping for a laser printer. Or rather I should say it rained while we were out, since it is the end of the rainy season and there's not really much question whether you'll be out in the rain at some point!
People here don't seem to react much to it. If someone doesn't have a poncho or some other covering they simply continue about what they're doing much as if it wasn't raining. They might hunch their shoulders a little but, unlike general reaction in the US, they don't hold things above their heads, sprint for the nearest doorway or in other ways display an aversion to being wet as would happen at home.
And while we were in the store shopping I saw some people come in pretty drenched. Not one went through the shaking/shuddering routine to get the water off. They just walked into the store and began shopping, trailing little puddles in each step behind them.
I guess it's one of the adaptations to living here. You're going to get wet, so just carry on.
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