Insight #277:
Holey jeans, tattered T-shirts and skimpy skirts, aka the American school uniform. I don’t like it. Not because I went to school wearing a jacket and tie, which I did, as did the girls, but because clothes ultimately do indeed make the man or woman.
You might argue that freedom of dress stimulates individuality and creativity. More likely it leads to expensive clothing accounts, morning cries of “I don’t know what to wear” and teens constantly running late looking for unsuitable garments.
Even so, you might still think it cool that kids go to school looking either like slobs or celebrities. I think it cruel and here’s why. School is where habits are formed and frozen. Poor dress sense is one such habit. One carried through college to that crucial first job interview.
In a tight job market, it’s not the early bird that gets the job. More often it’s the one with the decent feathers. And decent habits.
Welcome to my side of the nonsense divide.
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