{"id":44799,"date":"2022-12-31T01:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=44799"},"modified":"2022-12-30T09:39:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T14:39:44","slug":"qotd-casual-aka-slobby-clothing-at-the-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/12\/31\/qotd-casual-aka-slobby-clothing-at-the-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"QotD: Casual (aka slobby) clothing at the airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/QotD-thumbnail-400x400.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right; padding: 0px 0px 10px 25px\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/QotD-thumbnail-400x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-48672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/QotD-thumbnail-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/QotD-thumbnail-400x400-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/QotD-thumbnail-400x400-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>I&#8217;m back to my old gripe about people who dress like slobs. Theodore Dalrymple <a href=\"http:\/\/takimag.com\/article\/unfit-to-a-t\/#axzz5Q9qUWhUIhttp:\/\/takimag.com\/article\/unfit-to-a-t\/#axzz5Q9qUWhUI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">takes up the cause<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><em>Indeed, if there is one thing that unites mankind today it is casual slobbery in dress. This is rather odd, considering that so many people seem to spend a lot of their spare time shopping for clothes. The fact is, though, that however much time they spend on shopping, they will always look just as much a mess as ever. They choose, but they do not discriminate. Our unwillingness, and increasing inability, to dress elegantly represents the triumph of self-esteem over self-respect. We dress to please ourselves, not others, and not looking like a slob takes effort, especially keeping it up through the day. Convenience is all, and it is easier to throw on a few casual clothes than to dress well.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What sparked Dalrymple&#8217;s ire was his experience at a couple of airports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><em>Sitting in two airports last week, in Paris and Riga, it suddenly occurred to me that I had not seen a single person who was smartly, let alone elegantly, dressed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now I seldom disagree with Teddy about much, but I do on this occasion. Imagine this scenario:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<p><em>You get dressed to go to an important business meeting, so you do it properly: ironed shirt, tie, decent navy-blue suit, leather belt and shiny black lace-up Oxfords. You check yourself in a mirror and damn, you look good.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But did I mention that the important business meeting was out of town, and you&#8217;d need to catch a flight there?<\/p>\n<p>Now go back and reflect how difficult it&#8217;s going to be when you&#8217;re confronted by the surly TSA apparatchiks at the airport. Belt? Take it off. Shoes? Unlace them, and take &#8217;em off. Jacket? Run it through the X-ray. And that gold tie-clip? We&#8217;re going to pat you down and run you through our Magical Cancer-Generating Full-Body Scanner, bub.<\/p>\n<p>All of a sudden, a tee shirt, sweatpants and slip-on moccasins make a lot more sense, don&#8217;t they? And the net result is that you look like a slob, because it&#8217;s a big enough chore to dress properly in the first place without having to do it all over again at the airport in front of hundreds of people.<\/p>\n<p>Kim du Toit, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimdutoit.com\/2018\/09\/06\/slobbery\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Slobbery&#8221;, <em>Splendid Isolation<\/em><\/a>, 2018-09-06.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m back to my old gripe about people who dress like slobs. Theodore Dalrymple takes up the cause: Indeed, if there is one thing that unites mankind today it is casual slobbery in dress. This is rather odd, considering that so many people seem to spend a lot of their spare time shopping for clothes. 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