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Old Yesterday, 13:11
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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.
Because you then have to be able to define what represents indecency... and then a whole new can of worms is opened.
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Old Yesterday, 13:15
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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".
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.
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Old Yesterday, 13:20
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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.
You're right, I was just trying to be nice.

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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Old Yesterday, 13:22
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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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Old Yesterday, 13:27
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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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Old Yesterday, 13:32
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I bet he and his shop workers will enjoy returning the abandoned groceries back to the shelves.
Especially if the customer slung them all over the floor first
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Old Yesterday, 13:35
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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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Old Yesterday, 13:39
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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.
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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Old Yesterday, 13:41
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How about this... https://youtu.be/GSjA3voJydk
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Old Yesterday, 13:41
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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.
I thought I was the only one here who didn't read the Mail online from start to finish. Relieved to find myself in company.
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Old Yesterday, 13:48
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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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Old Yesterday, 13:51
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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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Old Yesterday, 13:53
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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
She's totally missed the point. A headteacher asked parents to wear 'day' clothing when they go to school assemblies or attend meetings at the school yet the author of the article criticises her then starts banging on about folk who work from home who prefer to wear PJs/loungewear in their house, as if the two are related. It's a pretty simple concept - at home wear what you like, when attending functions at school, get dressed!!

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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Old Yesterday, 14:00
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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?
Depends on the time of day I guess? In the morning I'd assume he hadn't changed from the night before, later in the day maybe he was already for bed. But... what about nightshift workers? This is a bloody nightmare to work out
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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.
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.
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Old Yesterday, 14:01
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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.
Very true - birds of a feather flock together and all that, so if folk realised they could happily shop in PJs, underwear, bare-chested then others of that ilk would join them, and generally, the type of person who thinks nothing of shopping in PJs/bare-chested is someone I'd rather avoid so rather than shop in a store full of these people, I'd go elsewhere.
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Old Yesterday, 14:01
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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.
If Underpants Man happens to drop into Tesco for a few cans of cider, that means everyone else is required to wear blindfolds or negotiate their way round the shop by looking at the floor, does it?

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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Old Yesterday, 14:03
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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.
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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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Old Yesterday, 14:07
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Who said anything about it being offensive? Are you offended by LifeIsGood airing their thoughts on grubby PJs?
The poster whose post I quoted.
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Old Yesterday, 14:12
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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.
Look out, look out, there's a strawman about!

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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Old Yesterday, 14:14
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One person's reaction described as outraged by a rag that has that word on auto insert.
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Old Yesterday, 14:23
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The poster whose post I quoted.
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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Old Yesterday, 14:30
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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
I used the correct word in my post and whether you understand the word or not is irrelevant to me.
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