I'm in my early 50s. I dress very informally for work and social events, usually an Aloha shirt, Dockers, and flip-flops. On weekends I wear shorts, a T-shirt or "wife-beater" shirt, flip-flops, and a visor or safari hat. Often an old dress shirt over it for sun protection, or a ragged sweatshirt if it's cold.
I can act very responsible and adult-like when the situation calls for it, but usually I just don't really give a sh!t whether people think I'm an affluent white guy or a bum.
Friends my age talk about how society is going down the toilet, with young people who don't have any regard for rules or authority figures. I myself have noticed that it's harder to take a cop seriously when he's wearing shorts and riding a bicycle, like they do at the beach.
Look at old movies from the '30s thru '60s, all the men in suits and the women in dresses. Do you think that people, especially middle-aged people, should dress up more?
2007-05-11
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