Originally Posted by
Lucanesque
Because it's not 1950 anymore, and expectations around standards of dress are different and less elitist nowadays, coupled with the fact that access to global travel is now far easier so people from different backgrounds and different cultures can hop on a plane.
Agree with your point of variety of culture. I remember our group of businessmen horrified at some folks in bathrobes at the outdoor buffet at the W in Madrid/ Barcelona (?) . Ditto on some cruises where some Continentals who were at the buffet at breakfast...majority of pax were Americans who sort of could not believe their eyes !