I Got This Shirt from a Hobo!
My grandmother is from a different era (she’s 92!). In her day, men my age wore dress shirts and pants everywhere. Needless to say, this is my day, and I don’t dress like that. Naturally, my grandmother absolutely hates this.
I’m not a huge fan of dressing up for a few reasons. The shoes just aren’t anywhere near as comfy as my Nikes, or pretty much any athletic shoe, amongst other things, but Business Casual is the order of the day everywhere I have worked, so chances are good that if you see me on Monday-Friday between 7am and 6pm, I’ll be wearing a dress shirt, some nice pants, and some nice shoes. Perhaps a tie, but usually not. I like how I look in these clothes, as do other people, but I find that it’s both restricting, and less comfortable than my normal wear.
My grandmother says dressing well will attract women. I’m not entirely sure about that. There have been a few occasions where I have noticed women checking me out when I’m coming from work, but there have also been times where I have noticed women looking at me just because I’m have a huge smile on my face. I wouldn’t be interested in a woman that is interested in me only because of the way I dress. Stereotypes are a bad thing.
Anyway, the other reason I don't like dressing up is that much of the attention I get when I’m dressed that way is the wrong kind of attention. A neighbor of mine whom I have never talked to took one look at my attire and decided that I’m the perfect person to sell his firm’s services to. I doubt he would have talked to me under other circumstances. Another, and an especially nosy neighbor of mine wanted to know my entire life story post graduating college. I could almost excuse her behavior; I think her son is about my age, and hasn’t made any effort towards getting a job. The reason I won’t completely excuse her is that she wanted to know exactly how much money I was making at my last job. That’s not an appropriate question.
So I guess that being dressed nicely means that there’s something going on with me that people need to be a part of. Perhaps I should just wear my fantasy shirt that reads “The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread!”
posted by SumThing @ 8:43 PM
1 Comments:
If people are going to judge me by the way I look, I at least want them to have an accurate impression of me. Unfortunately most of my clothing misses important points. I want attire that says I'm smart, funny, sexy, romantic, and doing okay for myself financially but won't spend money on you unless you're the previous three things and compatible with me. I think the “The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread!” tshirt will go a long way in expressing this.
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