western australia

dress standards

Wearing pyjamas to go to dinner

@JudyEv (381837)

Rockingham, Australia

May 29, 2024 9:00pm CST

The photo has nothing to do with the post but shows the hail we had yesterday. This post was prompted by @xFiacre who wrote about descending standards in restaurants. I went to dinner at a friends' place last night. They live in the village just 11 doors up from us. Their grand-daughter would also be there and we know her quite well. It was a good chance to catch up with her. She is a lovely young lady but she turned up in pyjamas, which was a bit of a shock. I’ve seen young people in shopping centres in pyjamas and it always strikes me as a bit odd. My mother would turn in her grave but times change and we can only go with them. There is no way I’d wear my nightie in public.

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@LadyDuck (502207)

• Italy

30 May 24

I have seen young people dressed with weird clothing, but NEVER someone wearing a pyjamas to go out to dine or to shop.

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@LadyDuck (502207)

• Italy

30 May 24

@JudyEv I remember when we lived in Monte Carlo, women walking their dogs very early in the morning, still wearing their pyjamas and a bathrobe on top. No one would ever do this here, you dress, then you go out.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

I've seen young people shopping in pyjamas but not in restaurants. I'm not sure what her grandmother thought about it.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

@LadyDuck That would look so awful, very tacky. They can't have much pride in their appearance.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

30 May 24

I've seen people in public in their pajamas too. I agree with you. I would never wear my pajamas in public.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

30 May 24

@JudyEv Me too. The only time I wore pajamas in public was when they had pajama day at school. It was fun to see what everyone else had for pajamas. That happened only during homecoming week when they had all kinds of crazy activities for the students.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

@just4him I've heard of those days at schools too. That would be a lot of fun.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

It goes against all I was ever taught.

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@allknowing (153544)

• India

30 May 24

There is a paradigm shift in behaviours when it comes to today's generation. As kids we would keep asking our uncles and aunts when they would visit us and stay with us but I have not heard that from any of my nieces and nephews as yet (lol)

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

That's true. I had several aunts and uncles that I loved dearly.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

30 May 24

I wonder why wear night clothes.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

It's a silly idea really. I guess they're too lazy to bother to change.

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@wolfgirl569 (135601)

• Marion, Ohio

30 May 24

They are comfortable

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

That's very true but that's about all you can say for them.

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

30 May 24

I see so many people wearing their fuzzy pajama pants out. I can't decide what I think of it. We wore some crazy pants in the 70s

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

Crazy, yes but not pyjamas. I'm sure I'll get used to it in time.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

@paigea Why not? I'll look out for it.

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

31 May 24

@JudyEv I guess I'll have to make a pajama post

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@GardenGerty (169439)

• United States

30 May 24

What I wear for pajamas woulld not work in public. On days we have pajama days at school I wear a T shirt and flannel pants, but they would not be comfy to sleep in. I did see, a few years back, girls in lingerie style sleepwear shopping in the mall. I could not do that either.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

Thankfully it's mostly young people you see dressed in this way.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40020)

• Toccoa, Georgia

30 May 24

Pajamas are better than what I saw the other day. A woman got out of her car to go into the shopping center and I kid you not, her shorts were so tight and short, you could almost see her bare butt. Plus, she had a tank top on that was tight. I can't believe she would go out in public like that

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

I've seen similar too. I guess they must think they look 'hot' or something but really they just really tacky. And the bigger the person, the tighter the gear. It just looks awful.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40020)

• Toccoa, Georgia

31 May 24

@JudyEv yes, the woman I saw was pretty hefty. It really was a revolting sight.

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@Juliaacv (56208)

• Canada

30 May 24

I just cringe when I see young people dress like that, although I will admit I see much less of it the past couple of years. It is not a nice fashion, more of a poor habit that many young people go through. I feel like it is alot like the yoga pant phase, which many young people go through.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

I don't like to see it. I see it as disrespectful I guess.

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@xFiacre (14784)

• Ireland

30 May 24

@judyev I’ve seen “No Pyjamas” signs in supermarkets which gave the tabloid press lots to talk about. Wearing night wear beyond the confines of one’s boudoir is not a trend I intend giving into and aren’t we all so thankful.

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@xFiacre (14784)

• Ireland

30 May 24

@JudyEv We also have signs for No Football Jerseys (code for no sectarianism). What I really hope for is No Loud Talking.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

I hadn't seen such signs here. We do see 'no singlets, no thongs (flip flops)' in some hotels.

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@TheHorse (238276)

• Walnut Creek, California

30 May 24

I will put on my daily suit and tie and think about this.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

Okay. I can't really see you out and about in pyjamas.

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@Shiva49 (28371)

• Singapore

30 May 24

I have read about people working from home and on Zoom meetings they appear as if they just got out of bed. Maybe times have changed and we have to catch up!

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

Yes, I've heard that too. Some don't care about keeping up appearances.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

30 May 24

I would always feel sleepy if I wear pyjamas the whole day. It’s not proper to use pyjamas in a restaurant.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

I agree. I can't bear slopping around in pyjamas for the whole day. I like to get dressed as soon as I get out of bed.

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@thelme55 (79311)

• Germany

1 Jun 24

@JudyEv The same with me.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

30 May 24

@JudyEv I have never been to someone's house for dinner or in a restaurant for dinner where someone wore their pajamas.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

I think it is quite rude to go out like that. But perhaps I'm old-fashioned.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

31 May 24

@JudyEv Maybe this is a new fad with the generations to come. I agree with you and I also think it is rude, but, maybe we are of a different generation that believes putting on clothes to go out is better than pyjamas.

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@popciclecold (40215)

• United States

31 May 24

Lol, that sounds funny for Australia, here in the US its done all the time, a common practice. When I worked in a fastfood restaurant at night, it was common. I never figured it out. Lol.

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@popciclecold (40215)

• United States

31 May 24

@JudyEv It is the young that have this style.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

It's mostly young people which is good. I hope the idea never catches on with older folk.

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

30 May 24

It's been like that for decades...

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@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

31 May 24

@JudyEv Or living in Australia?

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

@BarBaraPrz Haha. You might have something there.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

I guess I've been under a rock or in a cave or somesuch.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (23235)

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30 May 24

In India also people wear sometimes when they are sick

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

I don't see too many people here out in public in pyjamas. Mostly it's children or younger people.

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@LindaOHio (222285)

• United States

30 May 24

That's strange. I wonder about the reason for that? Have a great day.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

31 May 24

I think they're mostly too lazy to get dressed.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jun 24

@LindaOHio Most don't look very attractive.

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@LindaOHio (222285)

• United States

31 May 24

@JudyEv I hate to see women in pajama bottoms.

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@thislittlepennyearns (68211)

• Defuniak Springs, Florida

30 May 24

Ill wear sweats in public, but that's not really the same- I don't guess.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

Not the same at all - at least not to me. You can tell I'm getting old!

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

30 May 24

I also cannot accept wearing pajamas in public

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 May 24

I don't think it looks nice at all.

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