Originally Posted by civicmon
really.. who cares? Who are you to dictate how people should dress and groom themselves? As long as they don't stink and disrupt my life in a negative way, I could care less how they dress or how often someone shaves.
if you're so disgusted, move to Buenos Aires and Paris and let 'working class' people live as they like.
He (she?) never actually said that Americans SHOULDN'T look sloppy, only that they do.
Personally, I think dressing up is good because it indicates a certain degree of pride and self-respect, but hey, just my opinion. I think people should attempt to look presentable, but I'm not about to lobby Congress for it.
I don't think this is about overweight people. In fact, one of the biggest complaints I have with the way Americans dress is the way that girls/young women wear jeans that are at least one size too small for them, ensuring that even the thinnest girl has a roll of fat hanging over her pants. Not attractive.