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On Sun, 8 Jun 2014 10:30:16 -0700, "Cheri" >
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> > "Cheri" > wrote in message
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> >> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> >>> My style of dress also made me stick out like a sore thumb. It is not
> >>> uncommon for people to wander around in pajamas or bedroom slippers
> >>> here. You rarely see anyone dressed up and when you do, it is usually a
> >>> Mormon out preaching.
> >>>
> >>> People on Cape Cod were still into that preppy look. We're just very
> >>> casual here.
> >>
> >> People walking around in pajamas and slippers outside of the home is not
> >> casual, it's as the old joke says..."I've given up all hope of ever
> >> trying to look presentable, so I might as well be comfortable."

> >
> > Well it still is what a lot of people do here. Some even go to work that
> > way. I was shocked when I entered the Sleep Number store and a guy in PJs
> > came out. He was the clerk!
> >
> > I don't bother to get dressed if I am not going anywhere. And I'll go
> > outside that way. I rarely ever wear PJs though. I usually wear
> > nightshirts that are like long Tshirts.

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> I can understand that in a Sleep Number store since it could be part of a
> sales gimmick, and going outside to get a paper or something is one thing,
> going out in public, no. Not saying people don't do it, but it's still
> sloppy behavior.
>


I didn't see slippers, but I saw people of both sexes wearing pajama
pants instead of sweats (out and about) when that was the fashion. I
don't notice people in pajama pants these days, but it could be that
I'm so used to seeing it that I don't register it as odd anymore.


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