Kow wrote:

You can be gainfully employed and never have to wear a suit. Tbh, I've never liked them either, mostly for the types of jobs they represent. But I still make plenty of money.

I wear a shirt an trousers but never a suit unless I'm teaching the Pope or something

Ah, got me there.

Someday when I get offered I teach the pope I'll come back and show you Nexx

Can teach him how to do a Mario 64 speed run

Wait... You feel sorry for the tobacco industry?

regmcfly wrote:

Wait... You feel sorry for the tobacco industry?

They came out of The Insider looking pretty bad.

regmcfly wrote:

Wait... You feel sorry for the tobacco industry?

In some ways - yes. I feel sorry for the tobacco industry because while they have been quite rightly hounded out into the cold by various laws - other producers of stuff that is incredibly bad for us - and I'm thinking about the food industry here in the main - seem to get away with selling their crap and sticking their bloody logos everywhere - case in point the Olympics.

The sheer hypocrisy of a government that enjoys the revenue of tobacco taking the moral high ground while at the same time being up the asses of the other multi-nationals that would happily destroy our economy and environment is staggering.

Don't get me wrong - the tobacco industry's shameful behaviour such as targetting the youth in the developing world is nauseating - but so are the practices of companies offering sugar and salt to us - man and boy - packaged in so many ways as to make the head spin.

I also feel sorry for smokers - who are now shoved out to the designated smoking areas in the workplace.

I have never smoked - and hated the selfishness that smokers often displayed - which to be fair is the sign of the addict. I love the fact that I can go to a pub or restaurant and not stink when I leave. The smoking areas in pubs seem to be the place to be actually which is an odd development - but it doesn't stop me from feeling sorry for a group of addicts who are segregated.

Kow wrote:

You can be gainfully employed and never have to wear a suit. Tbh, I've never liked them either, mostly for the types of jobs they represent. But I still make plenty of money.

A suit has a number of things in its favour...

You tend not to be a walking advert.
It can hide a multitude of sins for those of use with a thickening waist
The aforementioned ease of getting out the door in the morning.

All in all - it isn't a bad deal.

Kow wrote:

Feeling sorry for the addict is one thing, feeling sorry for the supplier of another.

Feeling sorry is probably putting it a bit strong - but its hardly a level playing field when one industry is targetted while others operate with impunity - so in that context I do feel sorry for them. There are plenty of lung cancer cases and heart attack/stroke victims too.

I feel sorry for the consultants I see here, obliged to wear a dark suit even in the height of summer. A lot of bigger companies don't even allow the employees to lose the jacket when they're out and about.

This man wears a suit most of the time


I would have his day job in a second though.

I miss that feeling of coming home and changing out of a suit/uniform and into casuals. It marked the end of the work day and stopped me thinking about work at home.

I do like the shirt / tie strip when I get home. It sort of signifies the working day is over.

I always thought once I hit 50 I'll dress in the country gent attire a la Vic Reeves.

Mod74 wrote:

I've decided if I hit my sixties I'm going to do what my Granddad did and wear a suit every single day regardless of occasion.

Hats were a good thing - they should make a comeback.

My hat has seen better days.