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I think you're confused about how Americans dress. Even people with money dress casually, and we don't dress up to get on airplanes. In fact, most of us dress e
by caymanjim 5y ago
I think you're confused about how Americans dress. Even people with money dress casually, and we don't dress up to get on airplanes. In fact, most of us dress extra-casual on planes. I normally won't wear sweatpants in public, but I will on a plane, because it's far too uncomfortable to wear pants and a belt while crammed into a tiny seat. People who normally dress well will wear pajamas on planes.
- ed312 5y agoThat's true through an upper middle class level, then you get into always traveling business class (aka humanely-sized seats, better food). The bump from business/first -> private is not that much better.
- yoz-y 5y agoHonestly, even in business class, sweatpants are just the better choice.
- angry_octet 5y agoYou should see how Australians fly. SYD-LAX is 13h, SYD-DBX is 14h and another 10h to Europe. There's no pretention about dressing to impress, it is calibrated for maximum comfort and practicality.
- dan-robertson 5y agoPeople who dress smartly on business class flights are probably just wearing whatever clothes they Normally wear for business, especially if they came straight from the office. You might find different dress on e.g. business class on a flight from San Francisco to Shenzhen (which is likely to contain engineers out to inspect factories).
- 0xbadcafebee 5y agoAs an American who travels, it is incredibly embarrassing to be associated with people like this. All I can think of when I see someone in pajamas on a plane is "hellooo white trash". I also feel bad for the flight attendants who have put so much into their appearance, and then have to babysit a sleepover party in a metal tube.
- ptudan 5y agoDude, I think you should loosen up a bit. When I see someone calling people white trash for wearing comfortable clothing, all I can think of is "they think they are better than other people for no reason".
- fyijbxmuyidudm 5y agoEven worse, they think they are better than other people because of their money.
- cpursley 5y agoPretty sure racism is prohibited on hn. This should be flagged.
- 0xbadcafebee 5y agoSorry, I didn't mean to be racist against Americans, I know they aren't all horrible. (But, you know, most of them....)
- ncpa-cpl 5y agoI have the impression that I get asked less questions by immigration / customs when I dress better.