Originally Posted by
remedy
I for one, lament the days where folks dressed a little better in general, in general on flights, and particularly. I still to this (not necessarily a coat and tie, but business casual), including international travel, and think I get treated better when I "look like I belong there." I also do not like it when people put their feet up on the bulkhead, but that's another story. I am realistic enough not to argue the point these days, but thought I would weigh in.
Agree with you. Americans have become slobs and my wife and I are not interested in teaching our daughters to be cute and sexy at age 12. I was elated with the recent Morehouse College decision to institute a dress code. As their president stated on CNN, "the personal has become public" -I am not that interested in most peoples "personal" when I am in public.
At the same time, the longer the flight the less likely I am going to dresss for first impressions
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