To think that women (or men) who drop their kids off at school in PJS, go shopping in Tesco in pj's and come down to the breakfast in a hotel in pj's are wrong in the head?

Isn't that to set a hairstyle for later? That's why the women I know wear them out sometimes.

I have only seen that once... motorway services in Essex.

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It's a shame that for some posters those standards don't stretch to a modicum of empathy and sensitivity.

But why is empathy needed? No one is forced to wear their pyjamas on the school run. A small handful of people with very chaotic lives or living in poverty or with depression may not be able to afford more than a couple of outfits, yes, but if you're living on the breadline you're not going to be able to buy novelty slippers?

Hotel Breakfast in PJs is the worst of the lot in my books.

Disgusting. Expecting other people to eat near you in your unwashed sleep/sex clothes. Grim. Hotels shouldn’t allow it.

Horrible for kids to be dropped off with parents who couldn’t be bothered too.

I wore PJ bottoms to John Lewis. I'd had my gallbladder out and had nothing that didn't touch the various incisions. Do I care if I was judged? No, I was comfortable

I think the women who walk around with big velcro rollers in their hair are attention seeking. Not a quick dash from the hairdressers to the car home because that's understandable. But I see women going shopping with rollers in.

Sometimes, I have been in those sweat pants and hoody for days. Not changed at all.

It's a shame that for some posters those standards don't stretch to a modicum of empathy and sensitivity.

But my day clothing and shoes will also traipse dog poo and pubes (??!!) around my house too.

Indeed - the Victorians might have sent children up chimneys but at least they always did so well dressed, eh? 🙄

Because, as a PP said, sleepwear has an intimacy that loungewear (I hate that word) doesn't have. Its private.

So wearing it to the shops is a bit like going out in a basque and a suspender belt. It's deliberately taking something private and designed for a small group of people's eyes only and making it performative.

Why would you wear pj’s to Tesco?
That’s just slobby.

We were in a hotel near gatwick last year, eating some dinner in the cafe/restaurant, a group of about 5 young women, all came in, PJs which actually looked like they'd just been sleeping in them, massive slippers, massive dressing gowns, hair in rollers, to sit and eat their dinner. Bloody awful. Ridiculous.

I'd hate that in an hotel. It makes the strangers staying there become familiar some how, like being at home.
The only person I've seen in full night wear in a supermarket, was wearing full make up, oddly. Heavy foundation with full shading, lashes, hair done, the lot.
Maybe when she'd gone round to the next aisle, she took selfies.

There was a young woman taking selfies at the Aldi self serve recently. I wondered what the hell she was doing at first, throwing her head back with her arm in the air. All while I was waiting for a free till.

I don't think I would describe wearing pjs out and about as disgusting as some have, but is it lazy? Yes. It takes 30 secs tops to put on some sweatpants and hoodie.

You don't need to engage with comments like that. Especially when you struggle with a lot of hard stuff every day as it is.

How are we differentiating between sleepwear and loungewear? My comfy/house/loungewear clothes could be another's sleepwear.

Maybe it’s regional because working at a hospital for 10 years work many many nurse friends, none of them would be seen dead in their pjs and the women most likely to be seen in pjs in Asda are definitely not nurses.

Yes... so doing it to go to the supermarket or to school is definitely a not so subtle fuck you. It's childish and self-indulgent.

Going to breakfast in a hotel in your pj's is grim. Just put on a tshirt and trousers, it's not hard. Have some dignity.

The only time I think its sometimes acceptable is when there is a large group of children (eg school children on a trip) with adults trying to coral them. I completely understand why they find it easier to make them get dressed after breakfast.

I think we both need therapy 😂

It’s hard to explain. I’m not coming from a place of snobbery, I don’t look immaculate every time I go out the door so it isn’t that.

it’s a genuine worry I have that people who wear pjs and slippers outside will traipse remnants of dog poo and other peoples pubes around their house!

I always see night clothes, PJs etc as 'private clothing'. Thats for you, your closest family etc to see you in. The items that you wear in your home and house, in bed at night, in your private space. Thats why I think its not appropriate for going out and about with.

I don’t wear jewellery EVER. I don’t know why my worth would be in any way defined by what metal I have hanging from me.

I’ve never seen any of this but I do agree with you it’s not good for the children to see mum not bothering to wash and dress before going out.

i have been extremely unwell this year and one day I took my son on the bus to school and I was wearing the t shirt I had slept in. I had a jacket over it so no one would know but I did feel very lazy. I think for a one off I can allow myself that though.

i suppose if you were very sick and could only stagger to the school in night clothes that could be understood.

I’ve never seen this at a hotel though. And I couldn’t do this.