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?

Its definitely a recent phenomenon, the wearing of nightclothes out in the day. It's not just common or garden slobbishness: people have been wearing tracksuit bottoms and hoodies out for decades. It's a particular "uniform": a dressing gown with pyjama bottoms and slippers, almost always of the giant novelty variety.

There's something a bit self-conscious and "look at me, I'm so chilled and don't give a fuck" about it which I find irritating. It's one thing not to want to put a suit on to go to Tesco but how long does it take to stick on some jeans and a hoodie? Why not just spend an extra 30 seconds to not look a twat?

I agree about having a shower and clean clothes

youve completely lost me saying women should wear make up and jewellery on the school run YABVU

Being a nurse. Living in or around hospital accommodation for 15years.

Basic human standards like empathy, understanding and kindness?

Or basic human standards like moral superiority?

There is an area near me where it seems that all the women and children go shopping in their pyjamas. They wear slippers and use their dressing gowns like coats. I don't mean popping to the corner shop (although that is bad enough) but properly going in and out of various shops to do your weekly shop.

However, if you walk 30mins in the other direction, you come to an area where everyone is always impeccably dressed, not expensively dressed, but shoes are always polished and everything is ironed. I regularly see a woman there who I can't imagine even eats breakfast at home without being fully dressed.

Such differences in each of the communities.

I have never seen adults go to breakfast in a hotel in their pyjamas. Get dressed ffs.

And some people have mental health problems which is what xenobitch was talking about. Being able to get out the door trumps someone's 'basic human standards'.

I agree, it's slovenly and no need for it. I've seen parents wearing PJs sat in their cars to drop kids off and it screams lazy, going back to bed, have done the minimum to get kids to school.

Of course, please always excusing those who have MH issues, but I know these Mums didn't.

My in laws think nothing of popping across the road to visit each other in the afternoon after waking up and then to the shop in their PJs and I've had to bite my tongue that it's just awful.

Going to visit them after working all day (yes, they're on benefits) and they've not changed out of PJs, complaining about any minor ailment and the new ugg boots aren't the best.

Strewth...

My house, my sofa, my bed, my standards.
How does that affect you, and why are you so worked up about it?

Do I need therapy for my day PJ wearing? Or do you need therapy to deal with seeing people like me?

Why do I need make up for a school run, surely I want to teach my girls to be comfortable in their own skin

Oh love, you're going to have to break this down to back it up. In what way are pyjamas equal to nudity?

Some of us have basic human standards.

It really isn't. It someone is wearing PJs, their privates are not on show. They are still dressed.

Would you really wear slippers though outside and then wear them around the house? We can have different preferences on indoor and outdoor clothes, but it’s quite another thing to be traipsing the pavement like the poster said, with pyjamas and slippers touching dirty pavements then getting back in to bed.

I agree - it doesn't take long to have a quick wash and change of clothes. It the equivalent of walking in public naked.

I find it repulsive. How difficult is it even if you can't be bothered to have a shower or clean your teeth, to pull on a tracksuit or leggings and teashirt brush your hair and go round your face with a flannel.
It takes 5 minutes max.
I would judge anyone Tescos in PJs and I'd make it obvious.why would you even think that was OK.

I work out after school drop off so I don’t shower and just chuck on leggings and a top, go home and shower then dress for the day. Pyjamas is a step too far but I don’t expect everyone to be dressed for the day at 8am?

It's hardly defensive to point out that some people are judgemental snobs with nothing better to do.

I am sorry my PJ wearing hurts you so much.

In my experience it's more the opposite. The middle class cool kids (of any age) want to adopt the trends, fashions and culture of the working class to seem edgy while still looking down at them. Your classism reeks.

I agree, I'm fairly chilled about what people wear in general and I certainly don't buy the idea that you need a full face of makeup, but I do think its naff when people go out expecting to interact with other people wearing PJs, slippers etc. Never seen it on the school run but I have seen it regularly at my local supermarkets and in hotels and it does give the impression that the culprits don't give a toss about themselves.

Don't get the indoor/outdoor clothes thing and I have never understood the idea that "outdoor" germs are worse than ones found in the house: this is nonsensical.

No need to get defensive, if you actually felt ok about this behaviour and what others thought of it you wouldn't be posting here. Ultimately do what you like.

Was she British?

Exactly.

What if the PJ wearer put on clean PJs that morning, but another parent was wearing the same clothes for the 5th day in a row.

Some people's head would explode trying to figure out who was more slovenly and worthy of judgement.

That's how I feel but I must admit I've only heard of people out and about in pyjamas, never actually seen it.