Smoking too many cigarettes. My normal 2-3 a day tend to skyrocket when traveling, especially if I'm in a city where bars still allow smoking (though that's becoming less of an issue each year).
darthbimmer
Aug 15, 2016 10:11 am
Originally Posted by Server
(Post 27051483)
Not wearing ANY formal attire. Being a college student who travels 50'000+ miles a year, wearing a hoodie, wool coat, and paired with jeans didn't make for many approachable conversations :P
Bought a light blazer and some at least clean looking pants today. Hopefully I won't sweat in 100C anymore either!
What you're describing isn't "formal attire", it's dressy casual. I started wearing dressy casual attire in my early 20s, partly to elicit better reactions/treatment from strangers and partly because I liked the style. It was a good thing I liked it because the idea that it would improve broad social interactions didn't pan out. People who saw "a kid" (and applied negative stereotypes based on that) still saw "a kid", albeit one dressed nicer. I did get compliments from my friends, though.
