Blue Collar Life White Collar Mind

[mp31guitar]

Thanks for the link Dervis.

Maybe it's just that many in modern times have lost a sense of personal dignity. It's a shame that dressing properly is now limited to Proms, Funerals, and Weddings instead of the cultural norm. Well said Lawrence.
I know not everyone likes to dress up. It's your personal preference, like pipe smoking. Some like english, others don't.

 

[kabong30]

It is respect for that situation. Most of the people I see their appearance says to me "hey I brushed my teeth and took half a shower" thats how much respect I have for myself and others! People trying to say appearance doesn’t matter, and maybe it shouldn’t, but it does. Its implanted in our mind. I see someone in a police uniform and figure its a cop, I see someone in a ski mask in a bank I would thing bank robber, I see tight clothes with body parts falling out I think hooker, I see someone dressed as a slob I think slob.

I might buy into that except that half the "slobs" you see paid money to look like that. The other piece of this is that some of the best dressed people I have ever seen are also some of the most intellectually vacant d-bags I have ever seen. Now that's not to say that I think that dressing nice is a futile exercise, I simply wouldn't judge a person based on it, nice or not. In fact the sloppiest guy I know (which is tough because I have been pretty sloppy in my appearance at times) is also one of the smartest I know and is teaching me about the use of rhetoric and various other nuances of discourse. Very sharp guy, very disheveled guy.

 

[dervis]

By my comments I did not mean to say anything about someone’s intelligence level, or decency. Just the way they look on that first impression. Just to clarify. Some of the larger charities helping homeless get work gives them a set of clothes, normally a 2nd hand suit. I do not think this is by accident.

 

[kabong30]

No, I read you. And first impressions ARE important. I think the thing that arched my eyebrow was the thought that a casually dressed person (or even somewhat slovenly dressed) doesn't respect themselves or others. I think maybe I'm making to much of it because hits a little close to home for me? Anyway, I'm not taking offense and I will try to soften my tone. :D

 

[mp31guitar]

Kabong, I also have a friend like that. The first impression most folks have of him is, he's not all that smart. But, once you get to know him, you find he's a lot smarter than most folks. And, all of this based on the way he dresses. By the way, since he got married, his wardrobe has improved somewhat. I think she had something to do with that.

 

[kabong30]

"She" usually has that affect. LOL

 

[mp31guitar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCIoQ2g-r0Y&feature=player_detailpage

 

[dervis]

@ kabong30
No worries I took no offense. Just a discussion. Not like you where bashing Penzance or anything serious. HA

 

[profpar]

I am in a white collar profession, college professor, but dress blue collar noe. (In academia there really is no dress code ). Years ago when I first started teaching as an assistant professor my dress code was kaki pants, shirt, tie, suspenders, cardigan sweater, and nice shoes. Now years later as a tenured full professor my standard dress consists of jeans, workshirt, rodeo buckle, cowboy boots, and cowboy hat.