It's a good thing he didn't. The last time Sokka made an observation about it being women's work, he wound up with badly mended pants. Granted, she had been expecting to know how to do it since her father left and her mother was dead, but that didn't mean it was "only" her job.

"I don't know really: The hair loopies are a hairstyle of my people," Katara said. "It was just a style we developed. Not everyone wears it, but I did for a little while. Now I keep it that way to remind me of home, and all of them. It's a little like why you wear your kilt now."

Katara almost said something smart, but decided against it. They would just get into another argument going THAT way. "Shopping to me, at least for clothes, is a lot like trying to figure out a puzzle: each piece means something different, something that appeals to your taste. It may take a longer time than it should, but when you wear something, its almost like an extension of yourself because its something people see connected to you as a person. I don't really have that option when we're only wearing plantsuits, and where I'm from, clothing showed others where you were from and the cultural pride that came with it."

Well, that, and shopping was just fun for her, but she left that part out.