<p>Quite against my will, I now share my condo with more cats than are allowed by village statute. So I guess I have become a crazy cat lady and should wear the suit. All’s I want to know is: Do the matching sweatpants come with a layer of cat fur already covering the butt region?</p>
<p>absweetmarie,</p>
<p>No, you have to supply your own cat-hair, or it’s just not authentic enough. But no worries - it looks like you have that covered!..or they have YOU covered…whatever.</p>
<p>I like my “out there” perspective better than thinking only of my own comfort. I’m going to stick with it.</p>
<p>So you think there are people on this thread that would consider wearing pajamas to their kid’s wedding? Or that the reasons why they would not require much thought at all?</p>
<p>I’ve been following this thread for the entertainment value and had to laugh when my colleagues and I received an e-mail this week reminding us that athletic shoes are inappropriate in school for anyone except PE teachers. I think we must have offended an administrator by wearing them lol!</p>
<h2>I am a pediatric physical therapist and work with children both in the clinic and in the school setting. The kiddos we work with basically fall into 2 very broad categories: very involved/ low functioning/ multiply handicapped / medically fragile or fairly high functioning with mildly to moderately delayed gross motor function. When working with the more involved children, we are on the floor (sitting, kneeling, crawling) trying to help them learn to improve their ability to sit, bear weight through joints, roll, etc. For the higher functioning kiddos, we run, hop, skip, play hopscotch, jump on trampolines, climb on playground equipment, etc. In whose world are sneakers not appropriate for these types of activities?! The last time I wore a pair of cute flats to work, one fell off in the mulch on the playground when I had to chase down a child who was making a beeline for the street. </h2>
<p>Loving the Cat Woman get-ups!</p>
<p>No, to the contrary. They won’t wear pajamas. I want to know why not.</p>
<p>Previously asked and answered:</p>
<p>Because this is one of those times when there is “obviously appropriate or inappropriate dress.” (As stated in my previous response)</p>
<p>Not comparable to sweats on a college campus.</p>
<p>The term Ugly American was coined in response to the ugly behavior some Americans were exhibiting abroad, not to their physical appearance. Actually, I’ve read that Americans have a much better reputation these days and are considered some of the more polite visitors.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t want to go to Saudi Arabia, but when I visited the UAE, I did make an effort to dress modestly. I didn’t worry about being fashionable.</p>
<p>I think Bay was joking about the PJs at the wedding.</p>
<p>bethievt:</p>
<p>“The term Ugly American was coined in response to the ugly behavior some Americans were exhibiting abroad, not to their physical appearance. Actually, I’ve read that Americans have a much better reputation these days and are considered some of the more polite visitors.”</p>
<p>Exactly. Agreed.</p>
<p>“I think Bay was joking about the PJs at the wedding.”</p>
<p>No, I believe that Bay is trying to make a point that just as you would consider this an offensive act - so would be dressing inappropriately in other situations offensive to some.</p>
<p>MY point is that she has given an extreme scenario, one in which anyone can see that PJs are innappropriate. Obviously, sweats on campus is not as widely offensive (given the responses on this thread).</p>
<p>Also, as a side note, while I wouldn’t want to intentionally offend someone else, that is NOT why I wouldn’t wear PJ’s to a wedding. I wouldn’t wear PJ’s to a wedding because I would be personally embarrassed. If someone else wore PJ’s to a wedding, I wouldn’t be offended - I would figure they had cracked up.</p>
<p>Why does it matter what anyone wears to a wedding? My sloppy sweats are so comfortable. I’m going to wear them to your Ds wedding.</p>
<p>Suit yourself, Bay. I won’t be offended, as I stated above. However, since it is OBVIOUSLY not the cultural norm to wear sweats to a wedding - I might think you’re a little off your rocker. 
:)</p>
<p>Great, I like it that you are consistent, cromette. You joined this thread late. It was established quite early on that most people thought sweats were suitable. The controversy arose over why anyone should care what others choose to wear. Many were upset that I think sloppy sweats and pajamas should not be worn in public unless going to the gym.</p>
<p>Bay, FWIW - I would not wear “sloppy sweats” anywhere outside of my house. Nice sweats are okay for gym, grocery store, gas station, walking in the neighborhood, the mall, etc - “common areas” - for a student, depending upon the campus - FOR ME that would include class. I certainly would have (probably did) wear sweats to community college upon occasion. I think pajamas are for bed. I realize that may be old fashioned, but it’s just my opinion. Which is what this thread was asking for - individual opinions. I think the OP got that, at least! LOL</p>
<p>“for the higher functioning kiddos, we run, hop, skip, play hopscotch, jump on trampolines, climb on playground equipment, etc. In whose world are sneakers not appropriate for these types of activities?! The last time I wore a pair of cute flats to work, one fell off in the mulch on the playground when I had to chase down a child.”</p>
<p>Sigh. No one is suggesting that a physical therapist engaged in these activities shouldn’t wear footwear appropriate to the job. Let me also clarify that it’s ok with me if gym teachers and personal trainers wear sneakers instead of cute flats @@.</p>
<p>I’ve heard the term “ugly American” a lot, but it has always referred to Americans who are loud, assertive, and insist on speaking English without even trying a few words in another language. In other words, it refers to behavior, not dress. See [Rick</a> Steves’ Europe: Ugly American](<a href=“http://www.ricksteves.com/about/pressroom/uglyamericans.htm]Rick”>http://www.ricksteves.com/about/pressroom/uglyamericans.htm) I don’t think there’s a word in it about attire.</p>
<p>This being said, I do my best when traveling not to stand out as a tourist. I firmly believe that “when in Rome …”. However, in Rome, Georgia, and just about every other college town in the United States, sweatpants and sweatshirts are appropriate for wearing to class.</p>
<p>Actually, PizzaGirl, GraniteState’s BOSS DID say that tennis shoes were not acceptable. She was recounting a personal and humorous story that was related to topic.</p>
<p>Those clunky athletic shoes typically used for running are not required for safe physical activity, in fact they have sometimes been linked to injuries because they force an unnatural gait. With the activity engaged in by GraniteState, it makes sense that she would need some protective footwear, but it need not be athletic shoes, which do look ridiculous and unprofessional on a woman in a skirt.</p>
<p>You know, I have to laugh. My youngest’s school is having a day devoted to PE-they will have an exercise component in every class, even math. So they’ve been asked to wear…sweats or basketball shorts to class today. Imagine that!</p>
<p>Wearing sweats to comply with a dress code request from an employer or school administrator has nothing to do with wearing sweats because you just want to be comfortable and don’t care about appearance.</p>
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Because it is a special day devoted to PE so they are asked to wear sweats, which also means that during regular school days it is not normal to wear sweats. Imagine that.</p>