Barefoot at Breakfast?

[Ladyhawke10]

OK, I am getting too carried away with these new emoticons


Guys out in speedos, white underpants, jammies and robes...this is what happens in vacation mode?

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I don't know about the pj bottoms being a southern thing- but it's definitely a teenager thing- atleast around these parts. I live in Texas.. and I see teenagers all over the place constantly- using pj bottoms like sweatpants or something. They aren't in slippers and they are in regular tees or sweatshirts- but their pants are definitely PJ bottoms. I guess they think since they are as comfortable as like yoga pants they can wear them the same?

As for how the moms dress around here- most seem to work because they drop their kids off (even at the pre-K and kindergarten school) dressed like they are ready for work, hair perfectly coiffed and makeup- you name it. Even the SAHMs (that I KNOW are SAHM's because I know them or have seen them at the school constantly whenever I'm there too/etc.) are dressed up nice. THAT'S the "southern" thing I've noticed around here all my life in Texas. Most women around here have to get dressed up, put makeup on and fix their hair nice just to run to the grocery store for one item.

I'm not the norm though... I throw my hair in a ponytail and throw on sweats and a tee to take my kids to school. It's all I can do to get 3 kids dressed, fed and hair fixed nicely and get them to school on time- I'm not going to fix myself up so I look nice in my vehicle as I drop each off at 3 different schools. LOL I'm not about impressing people- I'm about getting my kids to school on time (and that THEY look presentable) LOL

I have been known to forego the bra (and feel naked while doing so) occasionally if I'm in a big hurry or just don't feel like it (and going straight home after dropping them off) but I don't think I'll do that again.. not after hearing the "in the ditch" story. Now I'm thinking "what if" something happened and I'd be braless and feeling naked! um..... no, not anymore. LOL

 

[tmt martins]

Was this person drunk?

I hope so they are new to the block and are having problems fitting in.Dw said he just came out of the house and just didn't want to go back in.

 

[disneyfreakjackie]

This is funny, because I just got back from Subways wearing my Mickey jammie pants! They aren't sheer, and they aren't gross! And I look cute in them! (Sorry Skiwee!)

But seriously, not speaking for anyone else, and answering the "what are they thinking", I wore them because they're comfortable and cute, they cover my body, and I felt that they can be worn as casual day pants on a Saturday afternoon. I didn't wear them to bed last night, so I didn't feel like I was wearing jammies. They're just jersey-fabric pants with Mickey's all over them, sold as jammies, but just cute pants to me.

I hope I didn't offend anyone!

I don't see anything wrong with this ANYTHING with Mickey on it is acceptable!!

 

[Ladyhawke10]

I hope so they are new to the block and are having problems fitting in.Dw said he just came out of the house and just didn't want to go back in.

Sounds really weird! Hope the situation gets better since he is your neighbor

 

[Lizzybee]

Well it's funny we are talking about what is not right to wear in public and DW was outside on a smoke break and said the neighbor up the street peed on the other neighbors van.
What was worse was when DW said something his comment was when you got to go you got to go.
I told her next time take a pic and call the cops.

A few things come to mind...

1) does the neighbor not have his own van to pee on?

2) do you tell the neighbor with the defiled van in the morning that a car wash would be good.

3) does have a specific thing against that type of van?

4) being one of this person's other neighbors...do you have a van and if so are you taking it to the carwash tomorrow?

 

[tiggersmom2]

The concierge lounge is more like a restaurant than running out to pick up the paper. If you can't get dressed to come pick up some snacks or continental breakfast, you need to bring your own food and store it in your room. This is not the dorm. It's not the frat house. It's not your living room or kitchen. It is a public meeting area and bathrobes and pajamas are not welcome. GET DRESSED!!

Oh for the love of GOD!! Get over yourself! I have stayed in plenty of concierge levels and see plenty of folks in their jammies getting breakfast. WHO CARES?! How do you ever go to the pools, or the parks? I'll dress in anything I darn well please and have been known to trek down to the lounge.....*gasp* barefoot!!! I'm fixin to add insult to injury here....I own DVC too. Can you BELIEVE the people they let in?!!!!

 

[DiszyDean]

It is very interesting that most of these incidents that you hear about do happen in deluxe, concierge hotel situations. But the psychology is pretty basic. It is a sense of entitlement.More often, you will find these kind of people in higher-end establishments. You can probably even see it in some of the responses to this thread. The "I am on vacation and have paid a lot of money, so I can do what I want, when I want" mentality. I agree with doing what you want on your vacation as long as you are not offending a large piece of the population by doing it. And it has nothing to do with being politically correct, it has everything to do with common courtesy.

 

[allboyz]

I would have to say that I am guilty of wearing my flannel jammie bottoms with a sweatshirt and baseball cap to take the kids to school. I don't have to get out of the car to do this. It's not that I am too lazy to change, it's just that I am comfortable in that. I then wear them to come home and do some chores before I shower and get ready for the day.

I also would wear that same outfit to the concierge lounge to run and get food for the kids. I would never be barefoot. I don't think I would venture to an actual restaurant/ food court dressed like that though. To me my jammies are more like lounge pants.

That's me! I will wear my pajama bottoms and a t-shirt to drop the boys off. I would never ever get out of the van wearing it though. lol But that is just me! I don't think I would judge someone that did. On the occasions where I did wear my pajama bottoms I always hoped I did not have to get out of the car for some reason (vehicle problem, accident,etc). Now that for me would be embarrassing!

 

[DisnyMama]

It only takes me less than 5 minutes to change from my PJ's to sweatpants and a t-shirt and jacket to take my son to school. You never know when you may have to get out of your car and I do not want to be seen getting out in my PJ's (nor does my son want me seen that way-ha! ha!).

I know that alot of people wear pajama pants during the day and they did not sleep in them but yesterday I saw a lady going into McDonalds for breakfast in flannel PJ pants and in my mind she just rolled out of bed in them and walked in to a food establishment. YUK!!

 

[jim and meesie]

I just finished an excellent book by Lynne Truss called Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door

It addresses this issue with humor and intelligence. Folks today have no boundaries. She talks about cell phones, clerk rudeness, demanding customers and inappropriate attire.

I try not to pay attention, tend to my own behavior and not react. But it IS hard sometimes!!!!

melomouse

I gave my husband the book for Christmas! Just when we think we've seen it all, someone comes and lowers the bar once again.

I know it's not necessarily offensive but I find it weird that people wear the bathrobes they provide in the nicer hotels and rooms outside of the room. Oftentimes it's a man (many times somewhat otherwised polished) who thinks it is there to wear to the pool for lounging. Now, I don't mean when people are at an actual spa or rushing back to a room from a massage rather people who wear them as beach coverups. Do I have it all wrong, is that what they are provided for? When on vacation I bring my own beach/pool coverup to wear.

As for the pajama pants, evidently no one else has seen the Old Navy ads (with Kristin Chenowith from "Wicked" and "West Wing") that have a teenage girl talking about wearing her Old Navy pjs to some event and how a good looking guy was checking her out and how "totally cute" the PJs were. Using Old Navy as a trend barometer it is clear to say the "pajama pants" are considered mainstream dayware at least for teenagers. At my daughter's school they wear Pj pants and sweatshirts to school for mid year exam week (next week). Even when I was in college 25-30 years ago my husband would show up at early morning classes in the sweats he had slept in (and I still married him). For Christmas this year my college son received at least 5-6 pair of pajama pants (expensive POLO and Brooks Brothers ones as well as from the Gap and Old Navy). I guess his trendy aunts and uncles thought it was appropriate college style attire. He, on the other hand asked if I wanted them or would I return them since they weren't his "style".

Sadly when I get up to drop my kids off to school early I will brush my teeth and throw on the closest jeans or sweats. Hopefully I don't see anyone but sometimes I do, then again they all usually see me (any other time) clean and showered so I don't feel too judged.

 

[cyberfox]

Greetings,
...wow... The weirdest part of reading this thread for me is that I'm the opposite of many here. I wouldn't consider being out of my hotel room in anything but jeans (or better, although I rarely go better), but barefoot is just part of my life.

I can't count the number of hotels I've been in where I've barefooted it down the hall to the soda machine or ice machine, for instance. I've even been known to barefoot it down to the front desk to have a chat if I need a particular service, or pick up something immediately needed from the little mini-stores in the hotels.

Everyplace in most hotels is carpeted, and comfy against my feet, and I really hate wearing shoes once I've gotten comfortable. (And flip-flops are NOT comfortable for me, they keep falling off.) I've never gone out eating while barefoot in a hotel, and for personal reasons I probably wouldn't (I feel an overpowering urge to dress up to the average level of the guests, and that would generally include shoes) but I wouldn't think twice about walking the halls barefoot.

All that said, PJs and/or bare feet on others don't bug me (especially in a beach-themed hotel or area). One reason is that I'm a long-time Science Fiction fan, who's attended a LOT of conventions, and so what I've seen in hotel hallways and common areas would evidently strike dead a number of the blue-hairs here.

But really, how different is a bikini bottom and top than a bra and panties? It's *purely* a matter of context and/or intent. The same context/intent issue is true of the bathrobes, for instance. Because you see them as bathrobes, you see them as something private. Because the other guests see them as pool-robes, they see them as intrinsically public. Neither is strictly wrong, as the robes may serve a dual purpose. (As a bikini bottom worn under a skirt contextually becomes underwear, and people may feel uncomfortable if they become visible, even though they may have been wearing them openly just minutes prior.)

Irregardless, I believe strongly in an engineering paradigm that roughly translates as 'Be open in what you accept, be careful in what you present.' The idea being to accept others mistakes, and differing interpretations, but try not to make any yourself. It's a powerful idea in the engineering world (it made the Internet possible!) and not a bad one socially.

-- Morgan

 

[MUFFYCAT]

I don't like people in concierge wearing pajamas either. I always leave my sandals and some clothes by the bathroom so I can change fast and not wake the family up.

 

[Ladyhawke10]

I gave my husband the book for Christmas! Just when we think we've seen it all, someone comes and lowers the bar once again.

I know it's not necessarily offensive but I find it weird that people wear the bathrobes they provide in the nicer hotels and rooms outside of the room. Oftentimes it's a man (many times somewhat otherwised polished) who thinks it is there to wear to the pool for lounging. Now, I don't mean when people are at an actual spa or rushing back to a room from a massage rather people who wear them as beach coverups. Do I have it all wrong, is that what they are provided for? When on vacation I bring my own beach/pool coverup to wear.

As for the pajama pants, evidently no one else has seen the Old Navy ads (with Kristin Chenowith from "Wicked" and "West Wing") that have a teenage girl talking about wearing her Old Navy pjs to some event and how a good looking guy was checking her out and how "totally cute" the PJs were. Using Old Navy as a trend barometer it is clear to say the "pajama pants" are considered mainstream dayware at least for teenagers. At my daughter's school they wear Pj pants and sweatshirts to school for mid year exam week (next week). Even when I was in college 25-30 years ago my husband would show up at early morning classes in the sweats he had slept in (and I still married him). For Christmas this year my college son received at least 5-6 pair of pajama pants (expensive POLO and Brooks Brothers ones as well as from the Gap and Old Navy). I guess his trendy aunts and uncles thought it was appropriate college style attire. He, on the other hand asked if I wanted them or would I return them since they weren't his "style".

Sadly when I get up to drop my kids off to school early I will brush my teeth and throw on the closest jeans or sweats. Hopefully I don't see anyone but sometimes I do, then again they all usually see me (any other time) clean and showered so I don't feel too judged.

When I was in high school, Madonna was at her original height of fame, and she made visible bra straps and lacy chemises cool for daywear. I guess the thirty-somethings that would have seen a lot of my peers at that time would have been cringing, too.
I think it's great we all have different perspectives--how boring would it be if we all had the same opinion--and how static for the progress of society?
It's funny here in California I haven't seen any of my students in PJ bottoms (I'm a college prof) in my classes--but maybe I just didn't notice. Or maybe it hasn't taken off here in this part of the county.

 

[fitzperry]

That's me! I will wear my pajama bottoms and a t-shirt to drop the boys off. I would never ever get out of the van wearing it though. lol But that is just me! I don't think I would judge someone that did. On the occasions where I did wear my pajama bottoms I always hoped I did not have to get out of the car for some reason (vehicle problem, accident,etc). Now that for me would be embarrassing!

My mom used to wear this ratty old nightgown with knee socks all the time. My brother and I were appalled by it, and she used to threaten to drive us to school and walk us to class wearing it if we missed the bus. It was quite effective. I always manage to throw on some sweats before I walk my kindergartener to the busstop, but I do sometimes have the t-shirt I slept in under my coat.

 

[Ladyhawke10]

Irregardless, I believe strongly in an engineering paradigm that roughly translates as 'Be open in what you accept, be careful in what you present.' The idea being to accept others mistakes, and differing interpretations, but try not to make any yourself. It's a powerful idea in the engineering world (it made the Internet possible!) and not a bad one socially.

-- Morgan

Morgan--ironically, I would translate that saying a little differently. I agree that "Be open in what you accept" is to keep an open mind, but "be careful in what you present" I'd translate into a warning to think critically (meaning mindfully, intellectually, analytically) about what types of beliefs/ views you share with the world. Lots of times people don't really analyze their beliefs or their culture around them--they think things are "just because". This causes a lot of lazy thinking and false belief systems that aren't really helpful to society because it tends to perpetuate a lot of inaction and the generalized acceptance of harmful social practices.

 

[Ladyhawke10]

My mom used to wear this ratty old nightgown with knee socks all the time. My brother and I were appalled by it, and she used to threaten to drive us to school and walk us to class wearing it if we missed the bus. It was quite effective. I always manage to throw on some sweats before I walk my kindergartener to the busstop, but I do sometimes have the t-shirt I slept in under my coat.

This is a fuzzy memory, but somehow I remember a running jokes with my friends in junior high about a stereotypical mother who dropped her kids off with big pink curlers, cold cream on her face, and a robe (part of which was caught in the car door and hanging out as she drove). I can't remember the context, but I guess one of us must have seen this somewhere

This will make more be more careful about keeping my dress out of the door frame when I drop off my son--lest I become the caricature of his friends jokes

 

[salmoneous]

Speaking of rude and classless, I think one of these two groups is extremely classless

1) People who would be seen in public wearing fuzzy slippers, PJ's, hair curlers, etc.

2) People who put down and feel superior to the folks in group (1).

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

A lot of bars are also called lounges. Does that mean you wear your PJs and a robe to the bar? I think not. NO PJS AND ROBES!!

 

[tmt martins]

A few things come to mind...

1) does the neighbor not have his own van to pee on?

2) do you tell the neighbor with the defiled van in the morning that a car wash would be good.

3) does have a specific thing against that type of van?

4) being one of this person's other neighbors...do you have a van and if so are you taking it to the carwash tomorrow?

1) No and thats the problem no respect for something you don't have.

2)Yes 1st thing when we were getting the Papers ( In pj's )

3)No just lazy and that was the one in front of him

4)yes 3 vans (1comp vec.,1 DM ,1 DsF,) 2 jeeps (1 DW ,1 mine) and yes they will be getting washed but they do a lot on weekends due to city dirt on them anyhow.


He did finally say he was sorry after DW told him he needs to respect others things or the police would be called.
We have all types on our block (don't you just love city life rowhomes)from College professors to out-right Junkies.