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As long as they're covered up, i.e not indecent, what on earth has it got to do with anyone else what they're wearing?
Some people need to get a life.
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You must have missed my point that if wearing night attire in public was deemed to be socially acceptable then anyone could claim that virtually anything was appropriate because it was their form of "night attire".
So, if we allowed night attire to be considered acceptable, it would mean that if someone challenged that man for shopping wearing only his underpants, he could say "ah - but this is not just my underpants - this is actually my night attire". ![]() To be perfectly honest, I just can't get worked up about it. If they were rubbing their junk all over the food then that would be different or even putting packets of mince down their undies in lieu of a shopping basket, then dumping the packet back on the shelf.
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Because you then have to be able to define what represents indecency... and then a whole new can of worms is opened.
![]() Anyone should wear what the hell they like unless they're committing some kind of public order offence without busy bodies getting upset about it. |
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Our local Tesco puts signs out every summer saying "No beachwear. Footwear and tops must be worn"
Still you get chancers who ignore the rule. Twice I have seen fat men, without tops, dripping sweat on the fresh produce. PJs and Dressing Gowns, I find perfectly acceptable, if no Health and Safety implications. |
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I got the point, I just wondered how you'd know
To be perfectly honest, I just can't get worked up about it. If they were rubbing their junk all over the food then that would be different or even putting packets of mince down their undies in lieu of a shopping basket, then dumping the packet back on the shelf.![]() Well, on the balance of probabilities, if a man wearing only his underpants claimed that this was his "night attire", would you be more likely to assume he meant last night's night attire or that he was already "ready for bed" for the night ahead?
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I bet he and his shop workers will enjoy returning the abandoned groceries back to the shelves.
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I can't see why it needs banning. Pointing and laughing maybe. I assume this isn't the sort of nightwear sold by Ann Summers, more like big flannelette tops and bottoms that if your OH wears them, you know sex isn't on the menu.
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There's a daily mail article of a man taking a picture of women wearing their pajamas to Tesco with a complaint.
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How about this... https://youtu.be/GSjA3voJydk
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Ah, that'll be why I missed it then. There wasn't a link in the OP and I didn't notice a DM link later in the thread.
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I sometimes go for a drive in my jammies when I can't sleep but it has to be dark and I have to keep my fingers crossed that I don't break down.
I have to also confess I've been to Tesco in my pj's but disguise them by chucking on some trousers over the top and zipping my coat up to hide all evidence. Oh what a rebel I am. Anyway, I couldn't give two hoots what other people are wearing while they do their shopping. If you don't like what you see, don't look. |
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I sometimes go for a drive in my jammies when I can't sleep but it has to be dark and I have to keep my fingers crossed that I don't break down.
I have to also confess I've been to Tesco in my pj's but disguise them by chucking on some trousers over the top and zipping my coat up to hide all evidence. Oh what a rebel I am. Anyway, I couldn't give two hoots what other people are wearing while they do their shopping. If you don't like what you see, don't look. |
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Here's an article from last year in the Independent about the issue.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...-a6837656.html I have a simple code of practice - if I venture past the confines of my cul-de-sac, I get dressed. So putting the bins out, taking the dog for a quick walk, getting something from my car - all fine to be done wearing PJs. Trip to the shops, drop the kids off at school = get dressed. |
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People can of course wear what they like, but when I get up I feel a bit grubby until I've had a shower, got dressed and generally freshened up.
Who wants to be surrounded by grubby people when they are doing their food shopping? Not me. If I went to a store and saw a significant number of people in PJs, I'd find somewhere else to shop. It's just eeew! It's the same with people in dirty, smelly, clothes, BO - the great unwashed etc. Not a nice environment at all. There is a major supermarket near me that seems to attract such people - it's like a scene from Shaun of the Dead. From Tesco's point of view, it's more a commercial decision than a moral judgment. Environment is important to customers, and the stores put a lot of effort into making the customer experience as pleasant as it can be. If it's putting customers off, the store will of course want to do something about it. |
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![]() Well, on the balance of probabilities, if a man wearing only his underpants claimed that this was his "night attire", would you be more likely to assume he meant last night's night attire or that he was already "ready for bed" for the night ahead? ![]() |
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People can of course wear what they like, but when I get up I feel a bit grubby until I've had a shower, got dressed and generally freshened up.
Who wants to be surrounded by grubby people when they are doing their food shopping? Not me. If I went to a store and saw a significant number of people in PJs, I'd find somewhere else to shop. It's just eeew! It's the same with people in dirty, smelly, clothes, BO - the great unwashed etc. Not a nice environment at all. There is a major supermarket near me that seems to attract such people - it's like a scene from Shaun of the Dead. From Tesco's point of view, it's more a commercial decision than a moral judgment. Environment is important to customers, and the stores put a lot of effort into making the customer experience as pleasant as it can be. If it's putting customers off, the store will of course want to do something about it. So what next, anyone who's just finished work now needs to go home, shower and come back out so they're fresh as a daisy? Don't be silly. People never think twice about some guy just finishing work on a building site and going shopping for his family or himself, but someone wearing pyjamas is somehow grubby and offensive? Do me a favour. |
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From Tesco's point of view, it's more a commercial decision than a moral judgment. Environment is important to customers, and the stores put a lot of effort into making the customer experience as pleasant as it can be. If it's putting customers off, the store will of course want to do something about it.
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I sometimes go for a drive in my jammies when I can't sleep but it has to be dark and I have to keep my fingers crossed that I don't break down.
I have to also confess I've been to Tesco in my pj's but disguise them by chucking on some trousers over the top and zipping my coat up to hide all evidence. Oh what a rebel I am. Anyway, I couldn't give two hoots what other people are wearing while they do their shopping. If you don't like what you see, don't look. How about people just put on clothes to do their shopping instead?... then this eventuality wouldn't arise. It really isn't all that arduous to just put on trousers and a jacket, as you yourself have admitted to doing, so if that's the case why would anyone condone such laziness? It just means that every smart@rse who decides to dress inappropriately has some sort of lame excuse made for them? ![]() Yes, I suppose people can do as they please to some degree but the trade-off is that they leave themselves wide open to scrutiny and ridicule.... then they cry about it! |
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People never think twice about some guy just finishing work on a building site and going shopping for his family or himself, but someone wearing pyjamas is somehow grubby and offensive?
Do me a favour. Who said anything about it being offensive? Are you offended by LifeIsGood airing their thoughts on grubby PJs? |
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Who said anything about it being offensive? Are you offended by LifeIsGood airing their thoughts on grubby PJs? |
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Grubby?
So what next, anyone who's just finished work now needs to go home, shower and come back out so they're fresh as a daisy? Don't be silly. People never think twice about some guy just finishing work on a building site and going shopping for his family or himself, but someone wearing pyjamas is somehow grubby and offensive? Do me a favour. Calling me out as being "silly" for something I've not said (i.e., that people who have finished work should go home and shower) makes no sense. I'm entitled to my thoughts and feelings about people going out in PJs. I don't think it's offensive - I just think it's grubby and would find somewhere else to shop if I saw a significant number of people wearing PJs in my local store. |
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This sounds pretty outraged to me.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...isles-7pm.html |
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The poster whose post I quoted.
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No she didn't. She said they were grubby and "ew" but not offensive. You've invented a narrative all by yourself. Sadly people are so quick to play the 'offended' card these days, even when no such thing has happened
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To be perfectly honest, I just can't get worked up about it. If they were rubbing their junk all over the food then that would be different or even putting packets of mince down their undies in lieu of a shopping basket, then dumping the packet back on the shelf.