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“Dressing like a slob” and “dressing up” have no objective definitions and are entirely culturally determined. Expecting the rest of the world to conform to your randomly assigned cultural notions of propriety is one step down a far WORSE slippery slope, to a less creative and far more regimented society. I’m a much…

I’ll be more comfortable in shorts and a t-shirt in coach than I will in a suit in first class.

Yeah, but you’re at an airport in America. So you’re going to have to remove half your clothing before a stranger lifts your scrotum to the side to check for explosives...

What about the minimum level of decorum from the airlines? Does cramming larger numbers of people into increasingly smaller and uncomfortable spaces count as decorum?

“yeah but you are in public - shouldn’t there be a minimum decorum level?”

It is entirely beyond me why on earth anyone cares about a flying dress code. I will confess to gleefully wearing shorts and sandals for business flights in first class, because maybe I enjoyed thumbing my nose at the uptight ‘only suits deserve respect’ attitude. I can’t tell you how often I’d get the ‘sir, this is…

You’ll never be disappointed, either. Most importantly, you won’t be stuck in economy for eleven hours wearing your most dressed to the nines outfit sweating your ass off because it’s hot on that tarmac, wishing you had worn something more comfortable.

Minimum decorum on planes went out the widow the minute they reclassified coach into steerage. Definitely a direct relationship between the shits I give to my appearance and the comfort of the seat I purchased.

Sticking with sure bets makes you undefeated. Kind words will get you farther than a natty suit that will have airplane stink on it when you’re done.

In public, dress this way:

Being rude does not fall under the same umbrella as not caring what people think of you based on the way you dress.

How is dressing in sweats on any way “rude”? I can understand the disgust if someone wears obviously unwashed clothes that reek of sweat and a week of wear, but why should I give a shit how you think I look? What investment do you have in whether I’m in a stiff suit or my soft and comfortable lounge pants and hoodie?…

You say that as though wearing comfortable clothes isn’t itself an upgrade.

Seriously. This article is one step above recommending buying lottery tickets.

Counterpoint:
I’d rather wear sweatpants in public than walk around in a suit.

Or just stop caring what random people think of you, especially since you likely won’t ever talk to/see them again.

Counterpoint: Dressing nicely might score you a free upgrade (but very likely won’t), while dressing comfortably is a sure bet.