It's a society of disrespect through obnoxious clothing choices, ignorance, and a "screw you I'll be as offensive as I want attitude." If people want to let their ugliness hang out in public, I suppose it's their choice. Talk about a decline in class,decency&valuesugh. The kids were better dressed than the two "adults". A couple of days ago I said to my husband, am I being a snob or have people become really sloppy? When I still worked as an engineer and an I.T. People don't have any pride anymore. ).When I'm "casually" dressed in a basic skirt and sweater, I'm considered "dressed up" because everyone else is running errands in their pajamas.Wellyou knowI could rant on this forever! Ridiculous! One would think this common sense, but evidently it's a mystery to those at the management level. Even in the court house, I asked my attorney (suit and tie as with most of the men) females working there with bare legs and tattoos that actually think they look good? But you've got to realize that we live now in an age of post-1984 surrealism and computerized fascism. I suspect some women don't even look at the mirror for a second. They assume you are an old fart stuck in the past and tell you to get hip with the times. Technology and addiction to devices, maybe. I've read that on the whole, Europeans are far better dressed than Americans. We were being robbed from the Japanese. If you want any confirmation as to how ugly things have gotten, aside from looking at who occupies the White House now, just go to the grocery store (Wal Mart) and see the modern day equivalent of a freak show in action. Once again, Pam you've gotten inside my head and blogged about what I'm thinking! Loving the commentsBobby, I wonder if that travel guide you mention was responsible for starting the phrase "ugly American." I don't understand why people make excuses to not dress nicely. I love dark colors, and you could say my style is dark as well. I dress in accordance with the weather and make sure Im properly covered. As I live in a German speaking country I have also noticed that formal greeting is being more and more reduced. Sad isn't it? Not many people mentioned women's hair yet, besides their greasiness. But it's not just the men,who pay to look trashy,now days. It isn't just all about the men who look bad. The "trend" of people wearing pajamas (usually bottoms) in public is not new. Fine. I am a former French Foreign Legionnaire, born in Norway to Norse parents, but moved to the UK after serving 15 years as a legionnaire, and noticed that the poor self admin was apparent, not only in US civilians, but also its military while I was serving in Afghanistan. Is this what America has given as an example to the rest of the world? Yeah great makes me want to ask them out! Look at what's being sold in the stores, and there's your answer. But high culture isnt the only victim. I remember as a kid we dressed up to go out, even if it was to an A&W. There's one teacher who wears big (gaucho big) pants and flip flops every . I am only 16 years old, it's not only age that matters, it's intelligence and basic common sense of capitalism and aestethics. Including torn stained levys. It is disgusting that people just dont care about anything and make sure they dress the part. It is actually commendable for someone of your age and generation to be tattoo-free. I notice that many retail stores are selling "dress pants" that are composed with all synthetics and no wool. I can't understand why people look so debased now, but I suspect it arises from a lack of not just money, but also from a shared sense of sloppiness that society says is okay. I'm still waiting to see if it will. Or this pathetic need to stick out and get noticed, or join in because it's a fad and you want to belong. No, but I would except that people would dress in jeans with the shirt tucked in with a belt and nice dress shoes, is that so much to ask for? Leave your hair looking like a bird's nest and conveniently forget you own an iron, and an ironing board. He looked like a geek! Maybe don't spend $5 on starbucks and $15 on a pack of cigarettes and instead go to Target or Kohls and look through the clearance racks and I bet you anything they could find something affordable. I'm of the generation called "Millenials," which is a label that I dislike, since it seems to imply that my generation is lost and stupid, or at least that's how I perceive it. Variety is the spice of life. Back to the dark ages is the theme of your message. A good appearance doesnt just earn you respect, its a way of respecting yourself and boosting your confidence, which is something lots of people would benefit from. In a society like ours where half of the people are either overweight or obese, it doesn't help for the fashion magazines to portray unrealistically thin models wearing the latest spaghetti thin garments. Whatever the reason, I refuse to believe that lack of money is the main cause for dressing like slobs. I happen to live in la la land, and another pseudonym for this city could accurately be slobville. Soooo sick of the endless uniform of tennis shoes and hoodies and joggers. No class whatsoever. Not to mention, all the unsightly tattoos that these idiots are defacing their bodies with. Clothes have gotten cheaper, tackier, and minimal in variety. Because clothes are freedomfreedom to choose how we present ourselves to the world; freedom to blur the lines between man and woman, old and young, rich and poor. Tattoos are also going to fade over time. Very true&very depressing. No one would ever consider me overdressedor overeducated, for that matterbut if I am now regarded as well-dressed . Now we have fat slobs&sluts,who enjoy(or at least don't mind)making the list,on 'people of walmart',even if they are'nt IN walmart. It seems sadly apparent that the average "american male" has been bereft of a culture in which fathers would show their sons how to at least form a necktie. I don't buy that argument because if you can afford PJ bottoms with the Duck Dynasty logo on them, then you can afford proper daytime pants from Target or Walmart. It's wrong to call it "style" because obviously no thought or effort seem to go into women's hair today. But I can't help feeling that there are too many dirty ingredients in the melting pot now. Among the cavalcade of pajama pants, tracksuits, nightgowns, painting rags, and ill-fitting sweatshirts that one encounters in the world's terminals and stations these days, the competently dressed. We went to a concert at the Beacon (unbelievably ornate) and most of the women, no makeup, bare legs, tattoos, ugly clothes, appalling! They always had a winter coat. 59 people were murdered in Las Vegas fairly recently by another deranged white male with no motive other than hatred. It appears to me, in my humble opinion, at least, that our society has given up apsiring and has accepted these debasements, and doesn't care about "keeping up appearances" at least for the sake of one's self respect. It's laziness and stupidity not money issue. variety. Who are they trying to impress if anyone? I know it is harder for my apple shape to look nice, but I do try so hard to look nice. These are kids who have no style whatsoever and were raised on a damn Iphone. This loss of basic common sense of what looks good has been indicated into the people for generations. It really is a shame. They will be fitted, and look smart-casual. For my entire life, I have dressed well and spent very little money. I mean, c'mon, it looks like they just fell out of bed and put on some baggy pants, and take their greasy hairew!and cover it up with a backwards cap and, like, we're expected to swoon? One of Spokane's long-embraced myths holds that our attitudes about casual attire are sharply divided along generational lines. One does'nt have to 'dress up' per se,but they can certainly try to dress decently/nice. I live in a big city and jeans, fitted baseball caps, and Timberland boots are everywhere here. Am I saying we need to go back to dressing like they did in the 1920s. I hope this reply helps. \: Yes Pam, I think you are completely right when you say that these businesses are trying to save a dime at the expense of customer service and shave their labor costs. I thought this was so disgusting that I called the store and told them to look out for this person who went in. I'm constantly surprised by all the jeans in the office (I guess at 52 I'm old school, but I can't bring myself to wear 'em to work. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8, Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscription, Already a subscriber? (Side note: I am not laying all of the blame on men here. This has zero to do with being poor. YetI'm at a loss when I see so many obese people in public and I've noticed there's a LOT more obese women than obese men, it seems. Ot these stupid punks that sag their britches and display underwear? About tattoos and piercingsI have a lady friend in Ukraine, and we've both noticed that the younger women in Eastern Europe are now following the American trend of covering themselves with tattoos and getting piercings (nose, lips, etc.) Another point of contention is how everyone gets away with using profanity, whether they are politicians making a speech, or even Ken Jennings on Jeopardy, who was "bleeped out" on a recent episode. I'm not saying that I think all men should be wearing gray flannel suits or that all women should be wearing Paris dresses like they did in the conformist 1950s. So while you can hold on to your crop tops and ratty band tees, you may also think twice about where and when you wear them. Wear the same clothes to go grocery shopping as you would to go to bed at night. I know that their were people like this in the 50s and 60s but it was kept hidden from mainstream America and I know, smoking is not attractive but it was a product of the time period (people didn't know any better). It would be nice if the rest of us could comment on their attire but they still wouldn't care or sue for slander. But I digressthis post is about how people in general dress today. I should qualify my comment by stating that my work environment, while assigned a "suit-position", requires that I wear clothes more conducive to getting dirty, i.e., t-shirt, jeans and work shoes; my uniform of the day which is always clean and well fitting at least at the start of the day. The Wal-Mart slob ethic is pervasive everywhere (people of wal-Mart!) I please myself. Theres the utter selfishness of it. Quite frankly I think the latter is a sign of mental illness and that applies to going overboard with tattooing and putting them on very visible body parts like your face. ), baggy shorts or PJ bottoms, their clothes are dirty/stained/ripped/tattered or otherwise inappropriate, look (or smell) like they hadn't bathed in a week, or have poured on a bottle of heavy, oily perfume that will gag anyone two blocks away downwind. Just my 2^2/3 cents worth. I hope this idiot trend of looking like slobs will eventually swing back the other way. Just because they're known to millions of adorers still doesn't impress me with their grunge appeal, and doesn't enhance any fantasy about wanting to be in bed with them. Everyone at the checkouts stopped and stared at them as they walked into the store. I'm an American professor in Kurdistan and even here, people when they dress casually look put-together and not unclean. I don't have a lot but I manage to look my best in any given situation. They're always wearing track suits and sweats! In one image, he stands there in baggy, cornflower-blue track pants with mismatched sneakers and an unzipped cycling jersey. %-). I usually end up wearing jeans, t-shirts, leggings, sandals, sneakers, and boots because theyre the most practical and comfortable for me. What kind of a standard is that? Not everyone is or can be a size two. The smell was horrendous- parmesan cheese- him and her clad in ragged, ugly clothes, playing on their iphones. I actually had a senior faculty member come and talk to our new faculty about how to dress professionally (and why it is importantand these weren't just the stereotype faculty who lack "social skills," shall we say? Here in Europe, if a man is wearing jeans and trainers (sneakers for my US friends) and a t shirt, they won't be baggy, sloppy looking items. I have a problem with womens cloths as they don't fit very well. Ye Gods! It doesn't cost hundreds or thouands of dollars to wear clothing that doesn't look as though it functions for bedtime wear. It has to do with self respect. A few people also unfollowed the page. I love to dress casually myself and it would be pretty ridiculous to don a dress and gloves to pick up milk and bread, like they did in the 1950s. Yuck. Also, I realize that appearance isn't everything and that personality has to be accounted for when recognizing nice people. ( It has gotten so bad now that if a man wears an ordinary suit outside of a strictly professional business he will be conspicuous, and people will wonder if he's some snob or is rich and showing off. She's right, by the way. Looking around the restaurant I noticed one woman who was at table with a Bluetooth in her ear. Its all about money, many do not have the means, i get it, ive been poor too, but i never looked like a mentally ill hobo. Yes, You Need to Dress Better Than You Do. My theory about the dress culture getting out of hand is due to the influence of music culture. Everything looks like rags now, cheaply made with the least amount of fabric and no linings. As I live in a German speaking country I have also noticed that formal greeting is being more and more reduced. Post Comments It's kind of sad that wearing a suit and tie would make one overdressed in certain environments I remember when some restaurants required jackets and would lend them to men who walked in without wearing up. The woman he was with had on shorts, tank-top, an un-zipped hooded sweat jacket and tenni-runners. "planned". The PC Police will probably be after me for saying as much. You know, wearing tennis shoes and stretch elastic pants with old shirts that look like they were off the rack from the 80s. In the winter I wear simple jackets or coats. Others are just plain lazy. His jacket length was too short in the body, his sleeves also too short. Now that I'm more mature, I want to completely revamp who I am and have a classic wardrobe with mostly dresses and skirts. Well don't just attack guys. Now, if I was on-site somewhere and pulling data cables or working on equipment, I would wear a pair of jeans and work boots and a decent shirt. All written content, unless otherwise noted as being quotes, has been written and copyrighted by me. I go to my local library; instead of handing my items to a waiting librarian to check them out for me, as I once used to do, I am now made to do it myself. The store thanked me for reporting this and said they would take care of the problem. Obesity is a problem (latest report out said -- SURPRISE -- it's increased among American adults AGAIN) but if anyone says they are only physically attracted to someone their own size they get attacked. This is a nation of slobs, all right, and brainless, too. While he was wearing a nice, flannel, striped double breasted suit, he looked ridiculous. At the airport, many fliers appear ready for bed in their saggy sweatpants or even pajamas. People looking like potato sacks. As Maher pointed out in his on-air editorial, if you can afford $17.99 pajama bottoms with the Budweiser logo on them, then you can afford the $11.99 jeans at Target. He must know where he's going. So if someone looks like a slob, it's completely their fault. I could go on and on, but I fear I have said much and don't wish to pontificate at the expense of your patience or your blog. She walks with her "family" into the store. I almost forgot abojt this blog! Their posture is better, too. To wit, Notre Dame professor Linda Przybyszewski teaches . Better yet, look at photos of bands like the Who, moody blues, the small faces, and the Beatles in the mid 60s during the height of the mod movement. A slob is, to put it charitably, a person who aspires to have the energy to be merely untidy some day. Regardless, my clothing fits me as it should and is clean. The Canadians apparently take more pride in their appearance than we do. I came out to the parking lot after buying groceries, and a big white new SUV slowly backs into a space. I'm not trying to say the 50s and 60s were perfect but at least they had interesting subcultures. The same store today has nothing to speak of anymore, which is a pity. People nowadays don't appreciate quality and style. However, the sad part is that we are now supposed to believe that such public obscenities are to be humored, or accept them for what they choose to be. Even though I didn't get paid a lot of money, the store's dress code policy then stated that the male sales staff were expected to at least wear a dress shirt and necktie with either khakis or dress slacks. Every damn time I go to a restaurant, there are numerous bozos who sit there with their idiotic caps on their hollow heads. Now in winter everyone looks the same with the same over the knee length cheap looking mass production made coats and jackets. All will look ridiculous at 70 when everything is sagging and wrinkled. A pair of nice Wrangler jeans (no holes, slashes, not faded or thread-bare), a pair of Vasque hiking boots that are clean and in good shape, and a decent shirt or pull-over fleece sweatshirt (depending on how cold it is). All this nonsense with the jeans (mining and peasant trousers) started in the 70s with the rise of the left. Like someone commented above, its sad that you would be looked at funny for wearing a suit with a fedora because you like to look nice. Stars like Jonah Hill, Shia LaBeouf, Post Malone, Wiz Khalifa and Justin Bieber dress like dorm-room slackers, supercharged with AmEx black cards. My first job out of high school was in a home improvements store, and in 1980 they werent permitted even there! People should pay attention to keeping up appearances instead of rotting their minds with the unsrestricted use of technology. Hi Pam, I just came across your page and the "class" part is spot on. Im a single man of 47. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. There, a nation of slobs paraded through the crossroads of America. Hi Pam, I've commented on this site before, and I thought I would give you an update as to how the thoughtless, ignorant masses are "behaving" in service restaurants these days. People go out these days looking as if they've never spent more than $10 on an article of clothing. The dress pants that were available were of cheap fabric, studded with rhinestones, and had fake pockets. Showing up on time, looking nice, and sitting in the front attentive and off your phone ought to go a long way!Lastly, let's talk about body shapes. It's spring time again, and now the slobs are out en masse wearing ugly shorts, displaying their ugly, dumpy bodies and trashy tattoos. If Justin Bieber gets twenty tattoos on his body, then this must be okay and cool for the young and dumb kids to do. 12 Courtney Love Courtney's style has always been along the lines of grunge/alternative so the preppy pant suits and super sexy dresses were never exactly her thing. The baffling popularity of reality TV shows like. Too many people now days,either dress like slobs or sluts&I find it apalling,personally. I might wear sweatpants at home in the cabin, unless I'm expecting someone or plan on going somewhere, though out in public I try to look at least decent and clean. When shredded jeans started coming in I wouldn't put them out in the store. I was a sales associate in the men's and coats departments. Womena lot of womendress sloppily, too--but as a woman, I've noticed a few things about guys that have turned me off. I see it everywhere. Can we judge an entire country by its clothing choices? It's truly revolting and frankly, seems dangerous--you're just asking for an infection. All of this appears to go hand in hand with the socio-economic problems that afflict our country, and, by extension of our misbegotten empire, the rest of the world. I said on here a few months back in another post that every day we're another day closer to the depressing world depicted in "WALL-E" where humans are so obese they are immobile and they suck their nutrition from cups all day while glued to computer screens. First, for a clue, I live in a town which is called "The Biggest Little City in the World," and which the comedienne Amy Schumer referred to as a "Dump." :). However, I continually wonder what the hell has happened to our country, with its sham "values" and its embrace of the ugly and hideous, whether it be in fashion, bodies, attitude, politics (don't get me started about Trump!) When will a renaissance begin? Apparently you're not allowed to have an opinion, especially if certain people disagree with it these days. and implants. Sure, everybody thinks that because they live in the United States of Moronica, have tattoos, piercings or want to look as though they have been living in a homeless encampment (even if they really don't) that this is freedom of expression. Adobe Stock. Many might point to the younger generation, its not. At least they were clean. Shame on them! No one at it.I honestly think my boss likes it this way though. America definitely needs a renaissance not just in fashion but in general. You are growing up with your decision to look good. I wish the times would change back to at least twelve years ago, before the advent of the Facebook and Twitter generation of dishevelment and disillusionment. And no, not all of them have a thyroid issue or medication causing itit's what they're choosing to eat. God forbid if i choose to wear a nice casual dress shirt and even worse if i tuck it in which in my opinion looks great if its well fitted.I can't help but feel like other people seem to have no respect for their appearance particularly the young males here who regularly wear singlets with enormous arm holes, baggy graphic t-shirts, board shorts and walk around bear footed or in cheap crappy shoes. I find that the males are dressed far better than the women today in my area (North East)I was just in Manhattan a few days ago. and not to mention the tight down to the ankles pants, men and women look so stupid in them. I was watching the NBC nightly news not too long ago on a Sunday evening. She wanted to buy a white pair of women's underwear, but we couldn't find any. Yes to the ugly tats. There are comfortable dress shoes! I'm just at a loss as to why someone thinks that looks good. How the 'Slob-ebrity'from Pete Davidson to Jonah Hill to Justin Bieberis taking over Hollywood. I've copped a few comments about trying too hard and things like that which i just let wash over my head. Why? If there is a piece of your content used in one of my posts that you wish removed, kindly contact me via the contact form and I will delete it. americans dressing like slaves is by design. Very neat and put together. China would probably invade us if we cut them off and started manufacturing real clothing of our own again, like we once did. SupaSaucy. I've complained on here before about the way people--Americans in particular--dress today, but the topic is worth revisiting. A longtime user of the citys public courts and their anything-goes dress code, I complained at West Side daring to demand all white from its patrons but I eventually caved because I badly wanted to try out the clubs famed grass courts. I just don't understand why females dress like slobs. Not many slobs, are there? Sores like HM and Zara have the nicest clothing for the same price you would pay for what you usually buy. It's a complete difference in attitude between what my grandfather would have considered appropriate or even halfway decent, as compared to the 20 year old pop culture twits who have infantilized the world with their inane behaviors and digital music. Sadly, she was better dressed than the guy (she was overweight and he was a bean-pole). The people don't try to look their best because they live inside a marxist fever dream where everyone is their best buddy and everyone is so very equal. And the new generation of students don't know any better either, because they were born into a digitalized society that places no emphasis on personality and style, since one is supposed to be a vapid automaton. In a third, hes shirtless, showing off a tattoo that reads: Jokes come and go, but swagger is forever. On Instagram, where GQ reposted some of the photos, the comments range from None of that looks wearable to This isnt GQ., Mr. Davidsons looks may not express the refined GQ aesthetic that readers know, but his giddily juvenile style is increasingly what weve come to expect from male celebrities. All they want is the convenience of distracting digital pacifiers, so they can be controlled by Big Brother while their empire falls apart. Atom I was feeling special. At lunchtime you'd walk into the local Macy's mens dept, say "no thanks" to the cologne lady who wanted to spritz you & join the 100 other guys at table after table of dress shirts and neckties. I hope sometimes that I DO make people feel uncomfortable for being under-dressed. Because of fear of communism, all kinds of social organizing has been discouraged, and now they are reaping the rewards.
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