Men: How do you dress for Church?

[mike]

As an example, the next time you fly, count the number of people that look as though they simply rolled out of bed, grabbed their suitcase and arrived at the airport. As their fellow traveler I do not wish to know what their pajamas look like - yet I am subjected to it by at least half of the passengers on the plane.

Don't have to fly. Just go to Walmart!

I think Dollar General may have Walmart beat these days.

[RZehr]

I thought of this thread. Just got off plane, Almost all were dress casual or better. Only about 8% were under dressed.

[joshuabgood]

T-shirts are the clothing of the common, simple, poor, and plain man.

[RZehr]

As an example, the next time you fly, count the number of people that look as though they simply rolled out of bed, grabbed their suitcase and arrived at the airport. As their fellow traveler I do not wish to know what their pajamas look like - yet I am subjected to it by at least half of the passengers on the plane.

Could part of it be the airport and timing of the flight? I used to take early morning flights out of a regional airport in a major college town. There may have been more PJ travelers because of that. Today I left mid day from a regional to Denver. No sleepy folks. Sitting in Denver at the moment, people watching. Only a small percentage appear to me to be under dressed. However, it is cold, and most are wearing jackets.
On the other hand, I may be conditioned to a lower dress code than some of you, even though I happen to be wearing a suit.

But to your point about the growing sloppiness in American culture, I agree.

[ken_sylvania]

T-shirts are the clothing of the common, simple, poor, and plain man.

Like Mark Zuckerberg?

[RZehr]

T-shirts are the clothing of the common, simple, poor, and plain man.

They are. But the difference in costs are quite negligible on the whole. Clothes simply do not have to cost a large amount of ones paycheck compared to prior years. There is more of a difference in brands than style. A nice new T shirt with a sports team might cost more than a new button down shirt.

[joshuabgood]

T-shirts are the clothing of the common, simple, poor, and plain man.

Like Mark Zuckerberg?

If you google images for "poor people" or "third world people" you will see many t-shirts and many shorts. You don't see a lot of crisp trousers and buttoned shirts or felt hats or suspenders. I am sorry but that is just an empirical reality.

Zuckerburg, for all his faults, has rightly rejected the clothes of a rich man. Good for him.

[RZehr]

I agree.

[AnthonyMartin]

T-shirts are the clothing of the common, simple, poor, and plain man.

Like Mark Zuckerberg?

If you google images for "poor people" or "third world people" you will see many t-shirts and many shorts. You don't see a lot of crisp trousers and buttoned shirts or felt hats or suspenders. I am sorry but that is just an empirical reality.

Zuckerburg, for all his faults, has rightly rejected the clothes of a rich man. Good for him.

Some choose clothes out of necessity and need, others to make certain points. Men like Zuckerberg and Belichick dress down because of the image they want to portray and maintain. I respect dressing for culture, environment and necessity more than dressing for the purpose of protecting "My" image.

[HondurasKeiser]

T-shirts are the clothing of the common, simple, poor, and plain man.

Like Mark Zuckerberg?

If you google images for "poor people" or "third world people" you will see many t-shirts and many shorts. You don't see a lot of crisp trousers and buttoned shirts or felt hats or suspenders. I am sorry but that is just an empirical reality.

Zuckerburg, for all his faults, has rightly rejected the clothes of a rich man. Good for him.

I think we need to ask ourselves why this is the case. It’s true as you say that t-shirts and shorts are the clothes of the common man but even my friends that live in the garbage dump make an effort to dress up when they leave the community and out into La Ceiba proper. Also, if you look at photos of men in Honduras from even 40 years ago, they all are wearing trousers and short-sleeved button-downs. Go back another 30 years and they’re all wearing hats and light suit jackets. People in Honduras are just as prone to desiring comfort over anything else as are the wealthy North Americans.